Oman Environmental Services Holding Company
Population 654,000 3 Schools with a total of 909 students 1970 Less waste generated 10 km of paved roads and 1,700km of unpaved roads 1 small Hospital with unreliable electricity A few small guest houses in the Capital 3 Banks No sea ports 1 small air strip No factories or industry at all No Tourism Population 2.69 million 1538 Schools, Institutes of Higher Education with a total of 940,000 students Over 23,223 km of paved roads and 26,000 km of unpaved roads 58 Government Hospitals and 145 Government Health centers with 5,871 Doctors More than 190 Hotels and Rest Houses 20Major Banks with over 365 Branches 2011 Increasing waste generation 3 major sea ports & 3 more expected 3 major airports & 9 domestic airports There are more than 1000 companies in 8 industrial estates & 1 TechPark Tourism is one of the key sectors in economic development
Background of Waste Management Sector in Oman Waste Management Roadmap Privatisation Concept & Private Sector Participation Business Opportunities in Waste Sector in Oman
Muscat Municipality Dhofar Municipality Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources Sohar Development Office Municipal Solid Waste Management of the collection and transportation Disposal of non-hazardous waste Management of landfills Ministry of Environment & Climatic Affairs Licensing the collection, storage, handling, transport and disposal of non-hazardous and industrial waste Licensing the generation, ownership, storage, pre-treatment, landfill and discharge of hazardous waste Ministry of Health Medical waste management Approval for licensing arrangement Medical Waste
Government Policy/Institutional Framework Legal Framework Accounting Monitoring & Evaluation Emergency Response Licensing, Facilities, Transportation & Exporters Board of Directors Adherence to Vision/Mission Guidance and Influence to Stakeholders, National, Regional & Municipal Oman Environmental Services Holding Company Status as a Holding Company, and/or Temporary Response Unit, or Implementation of Projects or Managing Subsidiary Companies or What??? Framework for Managing OESHCO Work Programme to match framework Resources to match framework
Municipal Solid Waste Used Tyres Electronic Waste Healthcare Waste Construction & Demolition Waste Waste Type and Source Industrial Waste (Hazardous & NonHazardous)
O L D Waste Minimisation Waste Minimisation N E W S T A N D A R D S Reduce/Recycle Treatment Disposal Reduce/Recycle Treatment Disposal S T A N D A R D S Current Status in Oman
7 6 21 35,473 29,640 45 61 103 313,796 258,567 111,542 86 28426 21 114,074 128,916 308,730 47,032 660,634 760,454 367,966 273,052 350 189,530 834,760 1,595,000 2,694,094 Total Population in Oman = *2,694,094 Total Land area = 309,500 square km Population density = 8.7 Inhabitants per square km * Based on 2010 Preliminary Population Census results Muscat Al Batinah Musandam Al Dhahirah Al Dakhliyah Al Sharqiyah Al Wusta Dhofar Population Waste Generation tonnes per annum Landfills Sources (2009): 1. Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources 2. Muscat Municipality 3. Dhofar Municipality 4. Ministry of National Economy Statistics Yearbook 2009 Total for Oman
Other Waste Statistics (estimated) Electronic Waste 38,519.60 tonnes (2008) Healthcare Waste 22,753 tonnes (2008) Used Tyres 4 million (Rasoot Dumpsite) Hazardous Waste 291,942 tonnes (2001) Construction & Demolition Waste 735,341 (2009, Muscat Governorate Only)
Current Waste Management Infrastructure 2 Engineered Landfills 1 Transfer Station 1 Hazardous Waste Temporary Storage Facility 348 Identified Dumpsites operated by Municipalities Other numerous unauthorised dumpsites Sources: 1. Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources 2. Muscat Municipality 3. Dhofar Municipality 4. E&Y
OESHCO background July 2007 - Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, S.A.O.C (OESHCO) was officially established based on the recommendations of the National Solid Waste Management Strategy Report commissioned by the former Ministry of National Economy 8 August 2009 - OESHCO legal status was granted through a Royal Decree No. 46/2009.
by providing safe, efficient and most economical environmental services in innovative ways
Current Waste Processes Best Practices Related Processes National Strategies Implementation Waste Generation Waste Generation Segregation Prevention Minimisation Avoidance Classification Public Awareness Regulations and Enforcement Waste Policies Fees & Tariffs for waste disposal Collection Transportation Disposal Landfill Collection Transportation Landfill Service Standards & Efficiency for collection and transportation Waste to Energy Waste to reusable materials R e s t r u c t utreatment r i n g t h e W a Reuse s t e S e c t o r Disposal Recycling Composting Recovery t o w a r d s P r i v a t i s a t i o n Landfill Standards and Standardisations
Upstream Middle Stream Downstream Waste Prevention & Minimisation Waste Reduction,Reusable,Recycling Public Awareness Programme & Campaigns Segregation at source Pre-collection services Collection of waste Street cleaning Cleaning of public areas Transportation of waste Waste Transfer Stations Treatment Material Recovery Composting Refuse Driven Fuel (RDF) Energy Recovery (Waste to Energy) Treatment for hazardous waste Research and Development Disposal Engineered Landfill
Most Favoured Option Least Favoured Option
Recommendations Waste Sector 1. Institutional Structure for Non Hazardous Solid Waste Management Fast Track Emergency in Oman 2. Institutional Projects Structure for Hazardous Waste Management in Oman Projects 3. Establish a Government owned holding company 4. Establish a single independent regulatory body responsible for solid and hazardous waste on national basis Solid Waste 16 Engineer 5. Establish a single framework Sector Law with separate regulations New landfill covering Muscat Landfills Issuance of non-hazardous and hazardous waste Barka Solid Waste Management project 6. Apply Full Cost Accounting system Sector across the whole solid waste management chain and use this system as the basis Lawfor establishing Solid Waste Management 65 Waste tariffs Medical 7. Recommended Transfer Fast Tracks Projects 8. Retain full Stations treatment and disposal flexibility in the basis on which Private Sector Participation for Dhofar (PSP) in the SWM sector is structured 9. Recognised different nature of waste business and related investment cycles in option 4 for Waste PSP Hazardous 10. Reinforce Treatment existing SWM stakeholders resources and experience necessary to support the Plants proposed sector restructuring Medical waste collection, National Hazardous Waste Management project at Adam
Pre-collection services Collection Street Cleaning Transportation Management of infrastructure Introduction of new services Waste treatment facilities Research and Development Outsourcing is key to OESHCO s development strategy
16 Engineered Landfills 65 Waste Transfer Stations 4 Waste Treatment Plants
Recycling Projects Construction & Demolition Waste Paper Recycling Electronic Waste Used Tyres Plastics Glass National Waste Management Masterplan Waste Information System Closure of dumpsites neighboring living communities Introduction of Pre-Collection Services
Generation Waste Prevention & Minimisation Waste Reduction Public Awareness Programmes & Campaigns Pre-Collection Services Collection & Transportation Street cleaning & Cleaning of public areas Transportation of waste Management & Operations of Waste Transfer Stations Collection and transportation of hazardous waste Treatment Material Recovery Facilities/Recycling Facilities Composting Facilities Waste to Energy Plant Research and Development Facility Disposal Closure and Rehabilitation of existing dumpsites Operations and Management of Engineered Landfills, Waste Treatment Plants and Waste Transfer Stations
Public Awareness Programme to change mindset Reduce, reuse and recycle waste, waste minimisation programmes Private Sector involvement Introduction of tariffs for waste disposal
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