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The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.
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The Ghayathi crusher in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
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About 2,000 tonnes of construction waste are recycled every day here.
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The 60-metre long crusher turns huge stones into gravel that can be used on the country's roads.
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The waste travels on a magnetic conveyer belt where any metals or contaminated material is removed.
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The material is sold for use in infrastructure projects.
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From left: Mohannad Raouf, plant manager; Khalid Al Khanbashi, Khalid Al Khanbashi, senior waste officer at Tadweer; and Ahmed Nour Gamil, operations director.
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The material is screened to ensure it has been crushed to the right size – between 0 and 37.5mm.
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All stone from construction sites and demolished buildings in Al Dhafra is recycled, reused and sold to boost the economy.
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Previously the waste was brought to landfill, which damaged the environment.
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Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste this year could be processed at the plant.
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The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NKNUZSOJWAFATRKHRV7Y2E2SME.jpg?smart=true&auth=88638a590bdd697260ad83c095f4ff9ede6dfec4842edfe2ff2af6f356635c24&width=400&height=225)
The Ghayathi crusher in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
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About 2,000 tonnes of construction waste are recycled every day here.
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The 60-metre long crusher turns huge stones into gravel that can be used on the country's roads.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UN3UUIQVO74TKBW5J5ZX2Q5RPM.jpg?smart=true&auth=088226f701f0723ef17115cd816f63866d7f9bf677707ffa4f5ad1bbe88a8450&width=400&height=225)
The waste travels on a magnetic conveyer belt where any metals or contaminated material is removed.
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The material is sold for use in infrastructure projects.
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From left: Mohannad Raouf, plant manager; Khalid Al Khanbashi, Khalid Al Khanbashi, senior waste officer at Tadweer; and Ahmed Nour Gamil, operations director.
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The material is screened to ensure it has been crushed to the right size – between 0 and 37.5mm.
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All stone from construction sites and demolished buildings in Al Dhafra is recycled, reused and sold to boost the economy.
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Previously the waste was brought to landfill, which damaged the environment.
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Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste this year could be processed at the plant.
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The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.
Ghayathi crusher: how Abu Dhabi turns construction waste into stone
Sixty-metre machine recycles up to 2,000 tonnes of rubble a day
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Haneen Dajani
17 March, 2021
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