EPA ISSUED NEW WARNING ABOUT DANGERS OF RANDOM WASTE DISPOSAL

  • 23/09/2022

Kuwait City: The Environment Public Authority has once again raised the alarm about the dangers of "random disposal" of waste in the country, particularly solid waste, stating in a recent report that six landfills are "fully responsible for polluting Kuwait's air with gases," and that "96% of emissions are all over the country from three landfills only." Surprisingly, despite the country's small size, it has 19 landfills spread across the country, only three of which are active, 11 of which are closed, and contain 56 million cubic metres of waste. 


Landfills in Kuwait pose an imminent environmental and health risk, and the accumulation of waste, as well as its incorrect filling or random disposal, are all risk factors for the emission of toxic gases and unpleasant odours, as well as the outbreak of fires, all of which have a negative impact on the country's environment and the health of its residents. 

According to the Environment Public Authority, 6 landfills are currently in operation and have received 75% of total waste over the past decades, with three of them receiving municipal waste. The EPA stated in a recent report, a copy of which was obtained by the daily, that the landfills of Jahra, south of the Seventh Ring Road, and Mina Abdulla weigh incoming waste and fill it without prior treatment, while these three sites emit 96% of total gases.

According to the sources, the country's 2040 national waste management strategy includes the prevention of landfills of untreated waste with a high organic content, which will make a significant contribution to climate protection. 

It stated that 11 landfills had been closed without being fully rehabilitated, despite the fact that they contained 56 million cubic metres of waste. Despite their closure, the landfills continue to emit greenhouse gases and form leaching water from waste many years after the last load was filled, necessitating careful monitoring and rehabilitation of the sites.

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