Jordan Times
Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Agreement signed for recycling project in Amman
municipality
AMMAN (Petra) — An agreement was signed Sunday evening
between three non-governmental organisations and the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to recycle waste products
within the Greater Amman area.
Amman Mayor Mamdouh Abbadi, who attended the signing ceremony,
said the project aims at combating pollution. He thanked the
parties involved in the project — the Jordan Environmental
Society (JES), the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature
(RSCN), the Arab Women’s Society (AWS) and the UNDP —
for their interest in protecting the environment.
Jorgen Lissner, UNDP resident representative in Jordan, stated
that recycling is one of the ways to help protect the
environment, which he said is threatened by waste,
desertification and the danger of contaminated water.
Mr. Lissner announced that the UNDP has donated JD30,000 to the
recycling project.
JES President Ahmad Obeidat underlined the importance of
collecting solid waste materials like paper, aluminium, plastic
and glass, to be recycled and called on other Jordanian NGOs to
join hands with the consortium of the three local organisations
to ensure the success of this project.
According to the recycling project director, Hala Obeidi, the
three organisations are aiming to protect natural resources,
reduce the amount of waste through collection campaigns in
cooperation with the Amman Municipality, reduce the amount of gas
emissions, and raise public awareness on protecting the
environment.
Municipality begins moving headquarters
Meanwhile, the Greater Amman Municipality has begun transferring
its offices from Prince Mohammad Street in downtown Amman to the
new city hall located in the Ras Al ‘Ain district.
Dr. Abbadi, who made the announcement Monday, said all
municipality departments will reopen their doors to the public at
the new premises on April 18.
He appealed to the public to refrain from calling at the old
municipality complex on Wednesday and Thursday to allow
municipality staff to complete the moving process.
The mayor said the new premises have been provided with all
necessary facilities, including a parking lot, a nursery, and a
cafeteria, for the benefit of municipal employees and the public
alike.
The new city hall was set up on 23,000 square metres as part of a
project for the development of the whole Ras Al ‘Ain
district, noted Dr. Abbadi.
The premises also include a town hall, a national library, a
cultural centre and a public square.