Saidan Motasem N, Drais Ammar Abu, Al-Manaseer Ehab
Water, Energy, and Environment Center, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; The University of Jordan, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Chemical Engineering Department, Amman, Jordan.
The University of Jordan, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Master Program of Environmental Technology and Climate Change, Amman, Jordan.
Waste Manag. 2017 Mar;61:58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.12.026. Epub 2016 Dec 27.
There is a need for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) stream characterization and composition analysis to allow for an accurate estimation of its recycling potential and for effective management of the entire system. Recycling provides employment and a livelihood for vulnerable social groups such as refugees. The aim of this paper is to determine the composition of MSW in Zaatari Syrian Refugee Camp, where approximately 430,000 Syrian refugees have passed through the camp. The representative waste samples and analysis included household waste and commercial waste produced by the refugees in the selected districts in Zaatari. The waste sampling was performed in 2015 over two seasons to ensure that the seasonal fluctuations in the composition of the waste stream are taken into consideration. Hand sorting was used for classifying the collected wastes into the categories and subcategories. The organic waste represents the main waste category with 53% of the total MSW, while plastics, textile, and paper and cardboard are 12.85%, 10.22% and 9%, respectively. Moreover, the MSW composition percentage in Zaatari Camp is similar to that in municipalities in Jordan with slight disparity. The potential recyclable materials market has been investigated in this study. Plastics and paper and cardboard have significant potential to be separated and collected for recycling purposes. Financial revenues of potential recyclables have been analyzed based on local prices. Recycling model in the camp is also proposed based on the present study findings. Consequently, these results should be taken as a baseline for all Syrian refugees camps in the Middle East, as well as, in Europe.
需要对城市固体废弃物（MSW）流进行特性描述和成分分析，以便准确估计其回收潜力并有效管理整个系统。回收利用为难民等弱势群体提供了就业机会和生计。本文的目的是确定扎塔里叙利亚难民营中城市固体废弃物的成分，该难民营约有43万叙利亚难民曾经过。代表性废弃物样本及分析包括扎塔里选定地区难民产生的生活垃圾和商业垃圾。废弃物采样于2015年在两个季节进行，以确保考虑到废物流成分的季节性波动。采用人工分拣将收集到的废弃物分类为类别和子类别。有机废弃物是主要的废弃物类别，占城市固体废弃物总量的53%，而塑料、纺织品以及纸张和纸板分别占12.85%、10.22%和9%。此外，扎塔里难民营的城市固体废弃物成分百分比与约旦各城市的相似，略有差异。本研究调查了潜在可回收材料市场。塑料以及纸张和纸板具有很大的分离和收集用于回收的潜力。已根据当地价格分析了潜在可回收物的财政收入。还根据本研究结果提出了难民营的回收模式。因此，这些结果应作为中东以及欧洲所有叙利亚难民营的基线。
