The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.
The Ghayathi crusher in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
About 2,000 tonnes of construction waste are recycled every day here.
The 60-metre long crusher turns huge stones into gravel that can be used on the country's roads.
The waste travels on a magnetic conveyer belt where any metals or contaminated material is removed.
The material is sold for use in infrastructure projects.
From left: Mohannad Raouf, plant manager; Khalid Al Khanbashi, Khalid Al Khanbashi, senior waste officer at Tadweer; and Ahmed Nour Gamil, operations director.
The material is screened to ensure it has been crushed to the right size – between 0 and 37.5mm.
All stone from construction sites and demolished buildings in Al Dhafra is recycled, reused and sold to boost the economy.
Previously the waste was brought to landfill, which damaged the environment.
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste this year could be processed at the plant.
The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.
The Ghayathi crusher in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. All photos by Victor Besa / The National
About 2,000 tonnes of construction waste are recycled every day here.
The 60-metre long crusher turns huge stones into gravel that can be used on the country's roads.
The waste travels on a magnetic conveyer belt where any metals or contaminated material is removed.
The material is sold for use in infrastructure projects.
From left: Mohannad Raouf, plant manager; Khalid Al Khanbashi, Khalid Al Khanbashi, senior waste officer at Tadweer; and Ahmed Nour Gamil, operations director.
The material is screened to ensure it has been crushed to the right size – between 0 and 37.5mm.
All stone from construction sites and demolished buildings in Al Dhafra is recycled, reused and sold to boost the economy.
Previously the waste was brought to landfill, which damaged the environment.
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste this year could be processed at the plant.
The crusher is part of Tadweer's plant to limit waste and pollution and encourage industrial recycling.