Developed by Tadweer in collaboration with QCC’s technical working group that comprises members of relevant local and federal entities, these guidelines will ensure the standardisation of specifications in municipal solid waste collection and transportation and pest control sectors across the Emirate.                                        

The manual for waste infrastructure services provides guidelines for the collection and transportation of municipal solid waste to eliminate mismatch between the requirements of various entities providing municipal solid waste collection and transportation services. This will allow the relevant entities to elevate the quality of services provided in line with international standards and best practices, while improving the general appearance of waste bins in public places. Furthermore, the manual serves as an important technical reference for promoting the segregation of recyclable materials from the source across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, according to the statement.

Covering several aspects of municipal solid waste collection and transportation infrastructure, the manual includes different categories of municipal solid waste producers, the requirements for waste management infrastructure, guidelines for vehicles and service equipment, guidelines and specifications for waste collection bins and boxes, and guidelines for waste collection points near farms, ranches and recycling complexes.

As part of this manual, 11 guidelines were developed to support the municipal solid waste collection and transportation infrastructure in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. They include the standard procedures for submission of waste management schemes, the infrastructure requirements and standards for residential sector, commercial sector, hotel sector, educational facilities, medical facilities, the infrastructure requirements and standards for public assets, the infrastructure requirements and standards for waste collection sites in farms and ranch areas, the infrastructure requirements and standards for civic amenities for recyclable materials, the technical specifications for waste bins and vehicles, and general infrastructure requirements and standards.

H.E. Dr. Salem Al Kaabi, Director General of Tadweer, said, “The development of these guidelines will help us provide a solid legislative and administrative environment for the provision of Tadweer’s services in line with the highest standards. In addition to its various benefits for the community in Abu Dhabi, the guidelines will enable us to achieve the objectives outlined by Tadweer’s strategic plan as well as Abu Dhabi Vision 2030.”

“It is a top priority for Tadweer to keep pace with the rapid transformation witnessed by Abu Dhabi across economic, tourism and social sectors. This has resulted in a robust demand for waste sector services, especially amid the Emirate’s urban expansion and growing tourist arrival following its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. At Tadweer, we devote significant efforts to provide sustainable services to community in line with the best international practices, he added.”

“The development of these guidelines comes as part of QCC’s continued efforts to enable standardised services and specifications for its partners in Abu Dhabi in close collaboration with various stakeholders. In doing so, QCC seeks to support the efforts of Abu Dhabi Government to harmonise the standardisation system in the emirate to achieve the objectives of Circular No. (2) of 2016 issued by Abu Dhabi Executive Council in this regard,” said His Excellency Dr. Helal Al Kaabi, Director General of QCC.

The pest control guidelines aim to provide a unified technical reference for controlling public health pests through defining quality standards and standard procedures for pest control services. The guidelines seek to achieve several benefits such as improving the quality, safety and efficiency of services in line with international standards and best practices, rationalising the use of pesticides to preserve the environment, minimising the chances of pesticide resistance development, and so on.

As part of the guidelines for pest control services, 11 technical guidelines are developed to meet the requirements of Abu Dhabi Emirate in pest control services sector including the guidelines of reference standard for service scope and frequency of public health services in highly important entities, integrated mosquitoes management, integrated rodents pests management,  integrated flies management, among others.