Waste Management Features
Failaka
Landfill Waste by Sector
Landfill Waste by Sector
Active Landfill
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Non-Active Landfill
14
Waste To Energy Plants
Rehabilitated Waste Facility
12
Recycling Facility
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Wastewater Pumping Station
5
Millions of Tons
Millions of Tons
0
Kilometers
8
Industrial Effluents Monitoring
Waste To Energy Plant
(2020 Plan) 20
10
0
10
Medical Incinerator
CAPITAL CITY
40
10
6
20
Kilometers
4
HAWALLI
2
As-Sulaybiya
FARWANIYA
0
JAHRA
Kabd
MUBARAK
AL-KABEER
AHMADI
12
1.5 KG
1.5 KG
Per Day Per Person
Municipal Waste
Per Dayand
PerSolid)
Person
(Construction
Municipal Waste
10
8
(Construction and Solid)
6
Construction
4
Municipal
Construction
2
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
2013 2015
0
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
2013 2015
Quantities of Recycled Waste
160
160
120
120
Iron
Plastic
Iron
Wood
Plastic
Carton
Wood
80
40
40
0
0
2013
2013
2014
2014
2015
Other
With the rapid urbanization of Kuwait, the issue of waste management becomes
ever more important. Climate change, as well as the desire to reduce the
country’s carbon footprint, has led to increased calls for more robust
recycling and waste management processes. The recycling industry in
Kuwait continues to develop, with both private and public efforts
underway to collect and dispose of recyclable materials separately
from landfill-bound waste streams. KEPA is at the forefront in the
efforts to improve waste management and recycling in Kuwait
(KEPA, 2016).
Since the turn of the century, a large increase in population and high consumption rates per capita have led to a twofold increase in solid waste generation—from 5.8 million tons in 2001 to 11.3 million tons in 2013 (Kuwait Central
Statistical Bureau, 2015). Of the 18 existing landfills occupying 45.5 km2 of Kuwaiti land, only three are active. To
reduce future losses in land and create a less wasteful system, the Kuwaiti Government is increasing waste-to-energy
and recycling capacities at existing facilities. A new waste-to-energy facility will be built in 2020 in Kabd and will
receive up to 50% of the total municipal solid waste generated in Kuwait. The facility will burn waste to produce
energy and electricity.
Um Al-Hayman
Emergency Industrial
Wastewater Treatment Plant - KM30
Municipal wastewater is collected through a sewerage system covering all urban and suburban areas in Kuwait. The
Ministry of Public Works has built over 6,000 km of sewers and pipelines. An additional 1,028 km are anticipated
in the Master Plan 2045. In 2016, about 319 million m3 of sewage water was collected and treated at 6 wastewater
treatment plants. More than 259 million m3 of treated waste water is used for irrigation of greenery, agricultural areas
and artificial lakes. Due to increased inflows of municipal wastewater, an expansion of 715,000 m3/day in treatment
capacity is planned to be completed in 2020 at the Umm Al-Hayman, Kabd and As-Sulaybiyah treatment facilities.
Industrial liquid wastewater is collected, transported and treated at Al-Wafra Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant
in the south of the country.
Data Source: Kuwait Environment Public Authority - 2016; unless otherwise noted. Copyright 2017, KEPA - All Rights Reserved
2015
Aluminum
Carton
Other
Aluminum
Recycling and Segregated Waste
Solid Waste Management
Wastewater Management
Agricultural
The quantity of municipal waste generated has risen from under one million tons
during the early-to-mid-2000s to over 1.5 million tons in 2015. Due to high standards
of living and rapid economic growth, Kuwait has high per capita waste generation
(KEPA, 2016). Quantities of Recycled Waste
80
Waste
Commercial
Municipal
Agricultural
Commercial
Solid Waste in Landfills
Thousands of Tons
Thousands of Tons
Riqqa
14
Environmental Monitoring and Information System Kuwait (eMISK), Beatona
ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC AUTHORITY KUWAIT