A summary of waste management practices and future strategies in Jordan

1. Country Info
Country Jordan
Capital Amman
Population 9.794 million
Political Geographical area 89,342 km²
Waste in Jordan
Total SW generation: 2.1 million tons/ yr
Waste Composition:
Current Status
Public stakeholders
• Ministry of Environment
• Ministry of Municipal Affairs
• Ministry of Health
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
Service providers
• Municipalities
• Greater Amman Municipality
Prepared by: Mariam Zaqout
Challenges
• Municipalities do not have enough funds to
setup modern waste management systems.
• Limited contribution from the private sector
to the development of waste management.
• Source segregation for waste is not practiced
at all.
Ways forward
• Developing a national waste management
and disposal strategy to foster a move to
sustainability in waste management within
the Kingdom.
• Institutional set-up and organization with
clear roles and responsibilities for the
different active levels.
• Capacity building programs across all
agencies and target group.
• Cost recovery policy and mechanisms to cope
with the lack of resources for MSW
management in many municipalities.
Legislations and Laws
• The national framework for solid waste
management, 2016.
• Waste oil handling and management
instructions of 2003.
• Municipalities Law No. 7 of 2012.
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Law
No. 13 of 2012.
• Nuisance prevention and waste collection
fees for Greater Amman Municipality No. 83
of 2009.
• Environment Protection Law No. 52 of 2006.
• Solid waste management regulation No. 27
of 2005.
• Buildings and zoning regulation in the City of
Amman No. 21of 2005.
References
• Country report on the solid waste
management in Jordan ( giz, 2014) .
• Solid Waste Management in Jordan (M
Yamin, 2015).
• National Framework for SWM in Jordan
(Ministry of Environment, 2016.
Solid Waste Management (Fact sheet) of
Jordan