A Syrian woman peeps from behind a tent at the Washukanni camp in the mainly Kurdish northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh. AFP
A Syrian woman peeps from behind a tent at the Washukanni camp in the mainly Kurdish northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh. AFP
A man serves food to Iraqi protesters gathering at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
A man serves food to Iraqi protesters gathering at Baghdad's Tahrir Square. AFP
A woman wipes her face while carrying a national flag in Algeria. AP Photo
A woman wipes her face while carrying a national flag in Algeria. AP Photo
A man speaks into a microphone during a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar in the Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya. AFP
A man speaks into a microphone during a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar in the Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya. AFP
A woman walks past a poster announcing 50 percent sale is seen at the window display of a shop in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A woman walks past a poster announcing 50 percent sale is seen at the window display of a shop in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
A blind man uses a camera at a photography course in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
A blind man uses a camera at a photography course in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
Al-Hazm Players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match in Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia. EPA
Al-Hazm Players celebrate after scoring a goal during the Saudi Professional League soccer match in Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia. EPA
Palestinian protesters wave a national flag near concertina wire at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian protesters wave a national flag near concertina wire at the Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Palestinian residents of Gaza walk along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. AP Photo
Palestinian residents of Gaza walk along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. AP Photo

The Middle East Framed - regional photography for December 28, 2019

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December 28, 2019

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Landfill in numbers

• Landfill gas is composed of 50 per cent methane

• Methane is 28 times more harmful than Co2 in terms of global warming

• 11 million total tonnes of waste are being generated annually in Abu Dhabi

• 18,000 tonnes per year of hazardous and medical waste is produced in Abu Dhabi emirate per year

• 20,000 litres of cooking oil produced in Abu Dhabi’s cafeterias and restaurants every day is thrown away

• 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s waste is from construction and demolition

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