AMMAN —
Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) Mayor Yousef Shawarbeh announced that the
municipality reduced its electricity bill by 40 to 45 percent thanks to a 2019
project that converted the city’s waste into energy, reported the Jordan News
Agency, Petra.
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During a discussion
titled “Amman’s environmental strategy” on Monday, Shawarbeh said that
municipality environmental initiatives would include not only green and urban
spaces but also waste management, transportation, planning, and programming.
GAM, he said, had
switched to LED street lighting to cut emissions and conserve electricity.
He added that GAM
is employing a new strategy for managing waste in the city through a fully
municipality-owned waste management establishment. The establishment will begin
sorting waste at the source before collecting, transporting, recycling, and
converting it to energy sources.
He also said that
13 new public parks will be built in the capital as part of GAM’s 2022–2026
strategy, and another 12 parks will be renovated.
Ninety percent of
air pollution in Amman is caused by traffic and transportation, he said, adding
that 15 electric buses will hit the capital’s streets early next month, and 136
new buses will enter service before the end of the current year.
Shawarbeh also
revealed that GAM is planning to submit a tender to roll out a camera-based
traffic management system to reduce parking and traffic light violations,
littering, and other major traffic infractions.
The Cultural Forum
at the
Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation sponsored the discussion in cooperation
with the Arab Forum for Environment and Development.
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