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Iran’s annual industrial waste output 30 million tons

Society Materials 3 June 2017 17:36 (UTC +04:00)

Tehran, Iran, June 3

By Mehdi Sepahvand –- Trend:

About 30 million tons of industrial waste is produced in Iran each year, according to Director of Water and Soil Affairs at the Department of Environment Javad Sorush.

About 8 million tons of this waste is special waste, which is the output of factories using chemicals, Sorush told ISNA news agency June 3.

Special waste is a waste that requires special handling, trained people, and/or special disposal methods. A waste may be a special waste because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or biological characteristics.

The official pointed out that over the past 14 years a large number of petrochemical refineries have been built in the southern Iranian energy zone of Asaluyeh, all without a waste treatment facility.

He added, however, that Iran is taking preliminary steps to build two industrial waste treatment facilities in the area.

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