Emirates Environmental Technology (EET) Co. LLC, leading providers of waste management solutions for cities, districts, companies and private individuals, has announced its participation in WETEX 2006 (Water & Energy Technology and Environment Exhibition), by showcasing its range of technologies and highlighting details of the largest landfill remediation project in the world nearing completion in Sharjah. EET’s announcement was made at a press conference held in association with Sharjah Municipality today (Sunday, March 12, 2006), at Grand Hyatt Dubai.
WETEX 2006 will be held from March 13-15 at the Dubai International Exhibition Center, and is organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The event is being held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance and Industry.
The Sharjah landfill site remediation project undertaken by EET is the largest project of its kind in the world and is being carried out in cooperation with Sharjah Municipality. EET was commissioned with the remediation of the landfill site, which involves excavation of approximately 7 million cubic meters of landfill waste. Work on the project is progressing at a swift pace and is on course for completion by August 2007.
Speaking at the press conference, Reinhard Goeschl, Director General, EET, said, “We are extremely pleased with the progress of the remediation project in Sharjah. A project of this scale required the cooperation and support from various parties, especially Sharjah Municipality which has been offering us all the assistance ever since we started work on the project in 2004. Our experienced team of professionals and the adoption of latest solutions for sustainable and cost-efficient waste management have ensured the smooth progress of work at the site. Through our participation in WETEX 2006, we wish to share our experience of working on such an enormous project, with visitors and participants at the event.”
Eng. Abdullah Salman Al Amiri, Director General, Sharjah Municipality, said, “The Emirate of Sharjah has been expanding at a rapid pace in the recent months, with new commercial and residential projects coming up across the city. This has created a need for fully utilizing the available land in Sharjah to accommodate new urban developments, making landfill remediation projects such as the one undertaken by EET absolutely essential. We commend the way EET has gone about executing this mega project, making use of the most advanced techniques and technology.”
EET’s Sharjah project is being handled by more than 150 people at the site, in addition to eight highly experienced engineers. Two sorting lines and over 33 pieces of mobile mechanical equipment have also been deployed. EET is using the Smell Well system to aerate and stabilize the landfill waste and the company as a subsidiary of Innovation und Technik GmbH & Co KG has deployed the internationally renowned the optimized waste sorting and treatment technology.
EET’s technology solutions can be broadly classified into three types – Landfill Technology, Treatment Technology, and Organic Treatment. Landfill technology includes Smell Well system, use of biogas from existing landfills in gas utilisation plants and technology for full landfill remediation including excavation, logistics, sorting and filling.
Treatment technology is important for the proper treatment of construction rubble and waste-derived fuels and for processing prior to biological treatment or waste-to-energy uses. This technology is essential to put recyclable materials to new uses and to remove hazardous substances.
Organic treatment refers to treatment of organic wastes such as yard trimmings and food scraps, as such wastes contain significant amounts of carbon. Optimized processes for the treatment of the organic fraction contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. EET uses two types of processes for this treatment, offered by Innovation und Technik - Aerobic treatment involving composting and anaerobic treatment involving fermentation.
A group of students from the Science and Environment Studies Department of American University of Sharjah recently visited the landfill remediation site at Sharjah to closely examine the processes and techniques involved in an operation of this scale. The students were allowed to conduct tests at the site and take back samples to their university laboratory for testing.
Professor Hassan Tayim from American University of Sharjah, said, “It was an excellent learning experience for our students who had an opportunity to better understand various aspects of a mega remediation project. We thank EET for facilitating this visit and we commend their remarkable achievement, which will also be an inspiration for our students.”
“Remediation projects such as the one undertaken in Sharjah are imperative to a booming business and commercial hub like the UAE in particular and the Middle East as a whole. Environment and its protection should go hand-in-hand with this growth, which creates a need for sufficient land for various activities such as, construction of shopping malls, hospitals, schools, and roads. EET is glad to contribute to this development with our environment-friendly solutions and processes, and we will be announcing other major remediation projects in the region in the coming months,” said Tania Afram, Chief Commercial Officer, EET.
