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SIRC marks major milestone at its first C&D waste recycling facility in KSA

The Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced it has marked a major construction milestone at its first Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


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June 3 2020
 
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The state-of-the-art facility is in the final stages of construction and will be operational by July-end, signalling the first step towards meeting the national ambition of diverting 60 percent of C&D waste from landfills by 2035 in line with KSA’s effort to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, said SIRC. The facility is the first to be developed under the MoU signed in July 2019 between SIRC, the National Centre for Waste Management, and Amanat Al Riyadh for implementing integrated waste management and recycling programmes in the capital.

Located in Al Khair, north district of Riyadh, SIRC's new plant covers over 1.3 million square meters of land allocated by Amanat Al Riyadh. Once commissioned, it will treat up to 600 tons of CDW per hour and achieve recycling rates of over 90 percent. Amanat Al Riyadh will organise and direct all C&D waste collectors and contractors to SIRC's Al Khair site, according to the press release. The C&D waste will be sorted and processed in a sustainable way to produce recycled aggregates for construction projects and various road development applications. 

The new facility will start receiving waste from mid-June and will be fully operational by July-end, recycling 20 million tons of C&D waste dumped and accumulated every year in vacant plots, as well as 5 million tons of annually recurring CDW disposed of in illegal landfills or old sites. 

“Amanat Al Riyadh welcomes the strategic partnership with the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC),” commented H.H. Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Mayor of Riyadh Region.

He asserted that Amanat Al Riyadh will continue to provide necessary support and facilitate all the procedures in order for the project to achieve the desired results. “The waste recycling facility in Riyadh will offer numerous economic, social, and environmental benefits to society that are above and beyond the direct return on investment,” he stated.

Eng. Jeroen Vincent, CEO of SIRC, said, “It is an honour to be working alongside Amanat Al Riyadh to build a state-of-the-art CDW facility that sets a benchmark in every aspect of design and construction. We would also like to thank the Mayor of Riyadh, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, for his steadfast support in facilitating this project and ensuring its success.”