Municipality minister inspects new cleaning vehicles and waste transfer stations
HE the Minister of Municipality Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie inspected yesterday the new vehicles and cleaning machineries that joined the ministry’s fleet as part of the preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. During the inspection tour, HE al-Subaie was briefed on the readiness of the General Services Affairs Sector to perform the required tasks and works in the field of hygiene and collecting and sorting and recycling waste, which contributes to achieving the goals of the State of Qatar by organising an environmentally friendly tournament. HE the minister also inspected the transfer stations at South Doha, which was designated for waste generated from the World Cup activities. It has a capacity of about 1,300 tonnes per day, and is equipped with a primary sorting system for recyclable materials and turn it into recycling plants. The inspection tour included a visit to the mobile station in Al Thumama area, which is designated for waste in the World Cup stadium Stadium 974, as HE al-Subaie was briefed on the workflow of the station to which the waste is transported, compacted and then transported to the Waste Treatment Centre in Mesaieed. The Ministry of Municipality has recently strengthened the cleaning fleet with 110 new cars and machineries equipped with the latest technologies and multi-use in cleaning streets, roads and public squares, waste collection and lifting, automatic sweeping, container washing and spraying and sterilisation.