Riyadh – Mubasher: The National Waste Management Center, Riyadh Municipality, and Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund, inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday to start integrated waste management and waste recycling activities in Riyadh.

The deal was signed by Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, chairman of the National Waste Management Center, Tariq bin Abdul Aziz Al Faris, Mayor of Riyadh Region, and Jeroen Vincent, CEO of SIRC.

Under the deal, the three parties will work on executing the overall waste management strategy for Riyadh in a step to achieve a set of strategic objectives for recycling for Riyadh by 2035, according to a recent statement by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.

This includes the recycling of 81% of the 3.4 million tonnes of annually produced municipal solid waste, in addition to 47% of the approximately five million tons of construction and demolition waste per year.

The strategy aims to remove and recycle around 20 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste that is currently lying in vacant plots and on roadsides around the capital, the statement added.

Moreover, SIRC will build state-of-the-art recycling facilities to recycle all types of waste, which includes the recycling of municipal waste into recyclables such as fertilizer, paper, plastics and metals.

"This agreement strengthens our continuous efforts to improve the system of work in the waste management sector and upgrade the services provided to Riyadh residents in accordance with the best international standards,” Al Faris commented.