{
  "id": 4540912,
  "title": "Eastern Province launches investment opportunities in waste-to-value projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eastern-province-launches-investment-opportunities-in-waste-to-value",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:53:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/business/j8325d9nq"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Eastern Province Municipality has introduced investment opportunities to transform waste into economic and environmental value, promoting the circular economy. The initiatives encompass waste collection, transportation, sorting, processing, and recycling, inviting private sector involvement to devise innovative solutions that enhance service efficiency and optimize resource use. Faisal Al-Zahrani, the municipality's spokesman, disclosed that with backing from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, several projects have been launched. These encompass processing slaughterhouse waste, recycling construction and demolition debris, waste sorting, and specialized projects for organic waste, used oils, scrap tires, electronic waste, and spent batteries. A standout project involves harnessing methane gas from Dammam landfills to generate biofuel and green hydrogen, converting waste into a renewable energy source and boosting its economic and environmental merits. Other projects include converting construction and demolition waste into asphalt mixtures, road layers, and construction materials, and processing livestock and poultry slaughterhouse waste in Dammam across a 10,000 square meter site with a processing capacity of up to 30,000 tons annually. Al-Zahrani emphasized that these projects convert materials destined for disposal into valuable economic resources by repurposing them in new industries and products, advancing the circular economy, reducing landfill waste, safeguarding the environment, and enhancing quality of life. He underscored that these opportunities encourage investment in environmental projects and attract innovative solutions, fostering a more efficient and sustainable waste management system that turns environmental challenges into lucrative economic and investment prospects.",
  "summary": "Eastern Province Municipality has unveiled diverse investment opportunities to convert waste into economic and environmental value, supporting the circular economy.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}