Summary

The GCC Waste management market is highly competitive and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6.25% in the forecast period of 2019-2024. The GCC region has witnessed a rapid population and urbanization growth coupled with a substantial increase in the standards of living in the past decade. This led to an increased waste generation and requires effective practices to tackle with the waste in an eco friendly manner. Waste to Energy is the latest trend being followed in almost all of the GCC countries. Specially in UAE, specialized recycling centers and solid waste conversion plants have been set up in the past to address the waste management issues. United Arab Emirates has long back become a member of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (1990). The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has issued a decision on regulating the transit and export of hazardous waste shipments across the UAE border. The ban includes the transport of hazardous wastes by sea, land or air within the country without the written permission of the Ministry, which is in line with the Basel Convention.

Key Market Trends

Effective management of E-waste in GCC region

E-waste needs to be effectively treated in GCC as there is a minimal or zero legislation on e-waste with slight differences within the counties. Kuwait being one of the biggest per capita producers of e-waste uses the same landfills for both conventional and e-waste. Bahrain operates only one landfill for the entire country. Yet, there are several recycling initiatives in place that aim at separating plastics, metals and paper. However, there is no comprehensive law on e-waste management in GCC region yet. Saudi Arabia contains the biggest total amount of e-waste among the GCC countries. There are private companies, initiatives and Non-Profit-Organizations currently working on e-waste recycling, but there is a lack of proper regulated system in place.

Oman on the other hand does not have regulations or facilities to deal with the e-waste, but the country has recently stated the realization of a need for it. Qatar has also recognized the need to address the waste management issue, but no concrete actions have been taken recently. In the recent days, the most advanced momentum regarding e-waste of all GCC countries can be found in the UAE. In some waste management centers, there are facilities where e-waste is classified and sorted out specifically. The UAE government is presently developing regulations and facilities for sound e-waste recycling.

Kuwait had exhibited the highest recycling rate of Municipal Solid Waste in the GCC region

Kuwait Municipality has contracts with seven private companies for the collection and transportation of household waste to the dumping sites. Presently, the MSW is deposited into three active MSW dumpsites namely Jahra, aMina Abdulla and Seventh Ring Road. Kuwait is known for its sustainability as a pioneer in the recycling of waste and thus provide products of higher value for use. Manufacturing industries in Kuwait are a promising opportunity to diversify national income, especially that the per capita income is one of the highest in the world, with household waste, noting that the waste represents an untapped national wealth in Kuwait, and it is time to take advantage of this vital resource to strengthen GDP despite the huge dependence on oil.

Competitive Landscape

The GCC waste management market is presently fragmented with lot of ineffectiveness in the implementation of the waste management solutions for different kinds of waste. In the entire region, UAE stands out to have few organized players that manage waste in an environmentally friendly manner. Saudi Arabia is the next big market following UAE in the region while Kuwait and Bahrain are catching up with newer technology companies to deal with their waste efficiently.

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