From 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2021, Un Ponte Per thanks to the project 'Health Waste Management and Recycling in North East Syria' - financed by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area and co-funded by the Province of Bolzano - starts a new intervention aimed at the proper management and storage of health waste in NES, also inaugurating urban policies and widespread recycling systems in the Governorate of Al Hassakeh.
The intervention aims to strengthen - through synergy with the local partner organisation Kurdish Red Crescent (KRC) and the local authorities - the capacity system in place to protect the health and environmental rights of the population in North East Syria, succeeding in consolidating and expanding the medical waste management system currently provided by the Department of Health (DoH), KRC and the Department of Local Government and Environment (DoLAE) but also strengthening urban policies for the overall management of the solid waste stream and the promotion of recycling and circular economy activities.
The system to be implemented and properly monitored concerns 20 health facilities in the Jazeera Region and the support of municipalities in the management of municipal solid waste, as well as the involvement of 17 local companies engaged in plastic recycling. The overall waste management model to which it aspires is highly sustainable, respecting the principles of the green and circular economy.
The project therefore aims to improve local and regional waste management by providing transport vehicles, strengthening the capacities of local personnel, developing a market study on recycling and a strategic plan for regional-local solid waste management.
