Work at the world’s largest landfill remediation project in Sharjah is in full swing with 75 per cent of the work completed.

The remaining 25 per cent of the work is due for completion by December 2008. This was revealed by Emirates Environmental Technology (EET) Co, a leading provider of waste management solutions for cities, districts, companies and private individuals following a visit to the site by a high-level delegation.

Minister of Environment and Agriculture, Austria, Dr Josef Proell, the Ambassador of Austria in the UAE and Dr Gerald Kriechbaum and Sheikh Mohamed bin Saud Al Qasimi were part of this high-level delegation.

Also present at the site were director general, Sharjah Municipality, Dr Salah Tahir Al Haj and members from the Austrian delegation accompanying the minister and officials from EET, IUT Group, Sharjah Municipality, and Halcrow, the project consultants.

The massive work involved in the Sharjah landfill remediation project includes excavation of approximately seven million cubic meters of landfill waste. EET has partnered with Austrian-based IUT Group, to deploy the latest technologies, which will ensure that the project will adhere to the highest quality standards while reducing residual wastes that will harm the environment.

Upon delivery, the project will increase Sharjah’s suitable land area and allow developers to construct shopping malls, hospitals, hotels and residential complexes in a location that has been cleared of all environmental hazards.

At present, the 75 per cent of the total area which has been remediated is being prepared for the construction of preliminary infrastructure, building, roads and the new highway.

“The progress of the Sharjah landfill remediation project till date is a testament to EET’s capability to effectively handle large scale projects that require a combination of the latest technology, industry expertise, and an acute awareness of the challenges associated with such projects,” said chief commercial officer, EET, Tania Afram.

In addition to the landfill remediation project, the Sharjah Municipality has also entrusted EET with the management of a new landfill with a modern cell for dumping waste in accordance with European standards.

Upon completion of the project in 2009, the landfill will receive and manage more than 4000 tons of solid waste per day in its location in Al Sajja (Bridge No. 8), near the Sharjah Airport road.

Aside from the projects in Sharjah, EET also maintains a number of high-profile ventures in other emirates including a recycling and sorting plant in Al Ain, which the company has designed, installed and erected and will manage for the next 10 years.- TradeArabia News Service