Sources and types of waste
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Waste is classified by the Dubai Municipality as follows:
- General waste - A. Domestic waste - It includes food wastes paper, cardboard, plastics, textiles, leather, yard wastes, wood, glasses, tin cans, aluminium, other metals, household special wastes, etc
- General waste - B. Bulky waste - Waste materials which cannot be appropriately placed in normal waste containers because of either their bulky size, shape or other physical attributes. E.g. large worn-out or broken household /commercial furniture, lamps, bookcases, filing cabinets, consumer electronics, appliances, furnitures, white goods, etc
- General waste - C. Institutional Commercial Industrial (ICI)- Non-hazardous solid waste. E.g. waste paper. cardboard, plastics, wood, food wastes, glass, metals, special wastes
- Construction and demolition waste
- Horticultural waste
- Hazardous waste
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Waste containers
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- Waste must be placed in appropriate containers and stored in refuse sacks for collection
- Loose or unsecured waste accumulation is not permitted
- Waste containers should be strong, robust, leakproof and clearly labelled on at least two sides
- A designated area should be provided to store containers
- They could be kept tidy and lids kept closed where applicable
- No hazardous waste or any other liquid waste (e.g. used oil, sludge, etc.) is to be placed inside the container
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Waste collection
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- Organic waste containers should be emptied at least three times a week and containers with non-organic contents at least once a week.
- The frequency of collection/emptying must be adjusted to prevent waste overflow and in response to public complaints and odour pollution
- Appropriate times for waste collection should be selected to minimise disturbance to the public
- Only Dubai Municipality approved providers should be used to collect waste
- Waste disposal records shall be maintained
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Waste segregation
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The separation of materials at the point of collection makes it easier and less costly for recycling facilities to process and recover. Bin Colour coding for 3 bins or more to be segregated as follows:
Type of Material
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Colour
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Paper
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Blue
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Plastic
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Red
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Metal
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Yellow
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Rubber/Leather
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Cyan
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Textile
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Maroon
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Wood
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Brown
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E-waste
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Orange
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Used Batteries
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Purple
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Solid Waste
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Black
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For further information please consult DM Guidelines:
Technical Guideline No 7. Mandatory Waste Segregation Technical Guideline No 7. Mandatory Waste Segregation (Addendum)
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