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Article I – Preliminary
‘material reclamation facility (MRF)’ refers to a
site for the reclamation and recovery of waste
materials for beneficial use, whether for
1) Definitions
recycling/reuse, composting or energy recovery.
‘disposal’ means the discharge, deposit, injection, ‘recycling’ is the separation and collection of
dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste wastes materials for the subsequent transformation
into or on any land or water so that such waste or or remanufacture into usable or marketable
any constituent thereof may enter the environment products or materials.
or be emitted into the air or discharged into any
waters, including ground waters. ‘risk assessment’ is the process of identifying and
quantifying a risk and assessing the significance of
‘emission’ means the direct or indirect release of that risk in relation to other risks.
substances, vibrations, heat or noise from
individual or diffuse sources in the plant into the air, ‘site identification number’ means the number
water or soil. assigned by the Competent Agency to each TSD
facility operator of hazardous waste.
‘feedstock’ refers to the raw material required for
the process. ‘site manager’ refers to the individual with overall
responsibility for the operation and management of
‘generator’ is a commercial or industrial a waste management facility.
organisation which produces or stores trackable
waste and arranges for this waste to be sent for ‘storage’ means all operations intended to keep or
storage, recycling, treatment or disposal at another contain wastes and other hazardous, toxic or
location via an authorised transporter. radioactive substances for the purpose of
treatment, transportation or disposal, but excluding
‘GER’ refers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s those sites where the waste is originally produced
General Environmental Regulations. such as households, or commercial premises, or
where the waste is produced during construction
‘hazardous waste’ is a waste with properties that activities pending reuse or removal.
make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful
effect on human health and the environment. ‘tanks’ are stationary devices, as opposed to
portable containers, used to store or treat waste.
‘KSA’ refers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tanks can be open topped or completely enclosed,
and may be constructed of materials including
steel, plastic, fibreglass, and concrete.
‘tipping area’ is the designated area within which 3) 3) Timescales for implementation
the unloading of vehicles occurs prior to .
reclamation of waste materials. a) The effective date of this standard is
01/05/1433H corresponds to 24/03/2012G.
‘transporter’ means a person engaged in the off-
site transportation of waste by air, rail, highway or
water and is anyone who transports the trackable
waste from its place of production or storage to
another location. 4) Purpose
‘treatment’ is any means or technique of altering a) The Standard for Storage and Material
the physical, chemical or biological properties of Reclamation Facilities Design and Operation has
wastes used to neutralize such wastes; utilize effect for purposes connected with the regulation of
substances or energy contained therein or released waste and hazardous waste, and in particular for
by them; and transform the hazardous wastes into the purposes of the:
wastes that are non-hazardous, less hazardous or
safer when transported, stored, disposed of, i) design of new Storage and Material
prepared for storage, or reduced in volume. Reclamation Facilities which accept
waste of all types from across the KSA
‘TSD Facility’ refers to a treatment, storage and/or whether a material or substance is inert,
a disposal facility. non-hazardous or a hazardous waste,
as the case may be;
‘WAC’ refers to Waste Acceptance Criteria.
ii) operation of Storage and Material
‘waste facility’ is a site for recycling, storing, Reclamation Facilities to ensure that the
treating or disposing of waste. site is managed in a manner which will
have least possible impact upon the
‘waste handler’ is a generator, transporter and neighbouring environment or human
receiver of waste who has waste responsibilities. health;
‘waste receiver’ is any person operating a facility and accordingly the Storage and Material
to whom waste is transported for recycling, storage, Reclamation Facilities Design and Operation
treatment or disposal. Standard shall be recognised and used for those
purposes.
‘waste receiving area’ is a pre-determined area of
the site which has been set aside for the delivery of b) The Standard guides those developing and
waste by the general public and which is located operating Storage and Material Reclamation
outside the normal field of on-site operations for Facilities to:
health and safety purposes.
i) understand the best practice
‘waste tracking’ is the recording of information requirements with respect to Storage
from the waste generator about the quantity and and Material Reclamation Facility (MRF)
type of waste produced; recording information design and operation;
about who transported the waste and when;
recording information from the waste receiver ii) develop new storage and MRF sites
about the quantity and type of waste received; and with due regard to international best
matching information about the waste from both the practice; and
generator and the receiver.
iii) understand the necessary site
‘working plan’ is the operational plan developed development requirements for storage
prior to the acceptance of waste which sets out the and MRF sites dealing with different
operational methods to be used on site and waste types.
demonstrates how environmental and human
health impacts will be managed and controlled. c) The Standard is intended for use as a default
position for Storage and MRF design and operation.
2) Citation The Standard applies to all new Storage and MRFs
pre-development. However, existing storage and
MRF operators must, as far as practicable,
a) This document may be cited as the National
implement the relevant best practice measures
Storage and material reclamation facilities – Design
contained within this Standard.
and Operation Standard for KSA. This standard
revises the current General Standards for the
Environment (specifically document number 1409- 5) Scope
01) issued by the Presidency of Meteorology and
Environment (PME). a) This Standard sets out the design parameters
and operational requirements for Storage and
MRFs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
b) This Standard does not apply to the: d) The Competent Agency or appointed individual
for the purpose of storage and material reclamation
i) management of Radioactive waste; facilities regulation may:
ii) management of liquid wastes; or i) Enter any premises for the purpose of
carrying out any investigation.
iii) management of sludges, including
sewage sludges and sludges from ii) carry out such inspections, measurements
dredging operations. and tests on premises entered, articles or
records found on any such premises, and
c) This Standard does not provide detailed take away such samples or articles, as may
information or guidance on the operation of different be considered appropriate for the purpose of
facilities, but instead concentrates on setting out the enabling such investigation; or
Standards for the design and operation of generic
Material Reclamation Facilities (MRFs), Storage iii) at any reasonable time require any
(TSD) Facilities and Mechanical/Biological relevant party to supply him with copies of, or
Treatment (MBT) Plants. of extracts from, any records kept for the
purpose of demonstrating compliance with
6) Exemptions storage and material reclamation facilities
standards.
a) Specific exemptions may be specified within this
e) This standard enables the issue of regulations
standard at any point where relevant to the Article
and technical memoranda which are enforceable by
that they are common to.
the Competent Agency who hold delegated
authority under the General Environmental
Regulations.
7) Powers of Authority
a) Within the scope of these standards the 8) Enforcement procedures
Competent Agency may:
a) Failure to comply with the requirements of these
standards may lead to prosecution by the
i) prescribe specific storage and material Competent Agency and those convicted of such
reclamation facility requirements at any failure may be subject to fines or periods of
time; imprisonment as laid out in the General
Environmental Regulations.
ii) authorise such relaxations or departures
from, the storage and material b) It is anticipated that the requirements of this
reclamation facility standards and make standard will be enforced nationally with inspections
any such authorisation subject to the taking place to verify their implementation at a
prescribed conditions, and to modify or regional and local level.
revoke any such authorisation or
condition; and 9) Penalty fines
iii) authorise a local Concerned Agency to a) Maximum fines that may be imposed for
exercise any power conferred by these exceeding the applicable standard, breach of permit
regulations by paragraphs i) - iii) above. and failure to comply with an abatement notice are
set out in the General Environmental Regulations.
b) The Competent Agency may, for the purposes of
this Standard, appoint persons to act on their 10) Appeals
behalf as technical assessors and monitors in
relation to the powers and duties conferred on him a) A right of appeal exists for any organisation or
by this standard and/or its subsequent individual who is required to take action as a
amendments. consequence of the implementation of the revised
standard.
c) In addition to the responsibilities conferred by
other sections contained within this standard, it b) The right of appeal against conviction or
shall be the duty of a relevant party; sentence is available through the appropriate
judicial system as set out in the General
i) to give the Competent Agency all such Environmental Regulations.
assistance; and
c) All appeals should be fully supported with a
ii) to provide the Competent Agency with all documented case containing as a minimum, the
such information, as that may reasonably be information required under the appeals process of
required for the purpose of carrying out an the General Environmental Regulations.
investigation
11) Periodic Review
of 7.5 metres), must be provided to allow efficient d) Any solids or oils collected in the interceptor
entrance and exit from the site. must be removed at appropriate intervals to
maintain the capacity of the solids interceptor.
e) Permanent roads and yard areas must be
constructed of ground supported reinforced e) The drainage systems must be inspected at
concrete to a specification and depth capable of annual intervals throughout the operational life of
withstanding the rigors of large goods vehicle traffic the facility to ensure their integrity.
over a prolonged period, being easily cleaned to
reduce mud and debris and coping with surface f) The solids interceptor must be inspected at
water arisings. monthly intervals and will be subject to periodic
maintenance to remove any accumulated silt and
f) Impermeable pavements must be provided in maintain capacity.
relation to the waste reception and storage areas to
provide containment of any drainage or liquids g) The main waste treatment building must be
generated within those areas. designed to prevent the ingress of rainwater and
surface water. All roof drains will discharge into the
g) Specifications for the design and construction of surface water drainage system.
these areas must ensure that the surface provides
an impermeable, durable and easily maintained 3) Utilities and Facilities
surface capable of preventing the transmission of
any fluids through the pavement, or any joints
a) Electricity, water, sanitation and communications
within the pavement and ensuring the collection of
facilities must be provided at all storage facilities
any fluids into the sealed drainage system (where
and MRFs to ensure the health and safety of on-
required).
site personnel, and to enable control of operations
on site (such as dust control, vehicle washing and
h) The surfaces must be inspected at monthly
fire fighting).
intervals throughout the operational life of the
facility and a record kept of the results of each
b) As a minimum temporary structures must be
inspection.
located on site providing accommodation to on site
personnel. Such structures must be designed to
i) In the event that action becomes necessary to
provide:
maintain the cleanliness of these areas, the surface
must be cleaned by any manual or mechanical
i) office space for general site
means available to the site management. Cleaning
management duties and records
may include, but not be limited to; hosing down,
storage;
manually sweeping or shovelling, or mechanical
sweepers.
ii) sanitation facilities for site staff and
visitors;
j) All necessary repairs will be made to any defects
in the surface to ensure that it remains even, does
iii) storage space for site equipment and for
not become rutted or subject to differential
maintenance purposes; and
settlement and remains free draining and free from
standing water.
iv) first Aid area, fully stocked for minor
accidents.
k) The external roads and paved yard areas will be
constructed to provide an even surface that falls to
c) All structures must be located in a suitable area
ensure that drainage is directed towards the
of the site to allow control of day to day activities
surface water drainage systems.
whilst also taking account of health and safety
aspects.
2) Surface Water Drainage
4) Fencing and Security
a) Surface water caused by run off of entrained
water from the waste mass or by storm water
a) A fence must be constructed around the
events must be adequately controlled through the
perimeter of the facility to:
construction of interlinked drainage channels
across the site between the operating areas and
i) reduce onsite trespass, especially from
the surrounding areas of the site.
vulnerable members of the population,
and animals;
b) The design of the drainage system must be
taken into account pre-development.
ii) provide a screen for the site;
c) Surface water drainage must be discharged via
iii) delineate the property lines; and
an interceptor into a runoff water attenuation
lagoon.
iv) provide a control for litter blow.
c) Maintenance and inspection of the site fencing Article V – Storage and Material Reclamation Facility
and gates along the site boundary must be Design Standards
undertaken on a routine basis and temporary
repairs will be implemented either upon
identification during the inspection or by the end of 1) Building Requirements
the day that the defect is found. A note of the
inspection and repairs will be kept on site and a
a) Local building codes must be carefully followed
record kept of the results of each inspection.
when designing a storage facility or MRF. Basics
such as the number of bathrooms, minimal working
d) Permanent repairs to the fencing and gates must
space per employee, and other requirements may
be completed within seven working days and a note
be specified. Working condition rules such as
will be made in the site diary to this effect.
minimum and maximum temperatures, air changes,
and required ventilation may also influence design.
5) Unacceptable Load Quarantine Area b) The outside walls of the building must be
designed to allow safe and easy access for
a) An area of the site must be made available to incoming and outgoing vehicles. It is important to
allow for the temporary segregation of suspect, design doors wide and high enough to
burning or unacceptable waste loads which enter accommodate vehicles unloading inside the
the site. This area should be located away from the building, and to minimise potential for open trucks
main areas frequented by personnel. Water must backing out to cause structural damage.
be available in case of burning waste loads.
c) The number of doors provided for vehicular
b) This area must be clearly marked with reference entrance into the facility must provide scope to
to its required purpose to ensure that there is no accommodate the expected number of trucks at
inadvertent mixing of waste materials. normal peak times. The same is true for loading
areas where reclaimed materials will be loaded
c) A paved surface area of 10 metres by 10 metres onto trailers for transport to markets.
minimum must be provided, with its own linked
drainage collection system. All drainage from this d) The building must have as few interior columns
part of the site must be collected and held in as possible to allow the maximum flexibility for
segregation until laboratory testing proves that it is placing equipment and accommodating future
suitable for discharge into the onsite surface needs to rearrange the layout.
drainage system. Where unsuitable, this water
must be transported for off-site treatment at a e) The floor must be strong enough in all places to
suitable water treatment facility. accommodate both vehicles and heavy, stationary
processing equipment.
6) Site Identification Board f) The floor must also be designed to allow for the
anchoring of equipment such as separation plant
and conveyors to assist in assurance of health and
a) An identification board of durable material and
safety for on site personnel.
approximate size 1 metre by 1 metre must be
erected and maintained in a prominent position at
g) The ceiling must be high enough to
the site entrance. The board must display the
accommodate equipment specifications. Conveying
following information:
lines, air classifiers, shredders, and other
processing equipment can be as tall as 15 metres.
i) site name and address;
h) Exhaust removal systems shall be installed in
ii) operator name;
enclosed areas and operated to provide adequate
ventilation within the facility.
iii) waste management licence number;
v) emergency contact name and telephone a) The waste tipping or storage areas must be
number; designed to accommodate at least two days’
expected volume of material, although more space
vi) days and hours site is open to receive may be required for larger Material Reclamation
waste; and Facilities in case of unexpected downtime.
b) Where both mixed and source separated e) Repairs must be organised to any defects found
materials are accepted within the facility, separate within one week, in order to maintain the integrity of
tipping areas must be provided to assist in more the surface and prevent transmission of fluids, other
efficient processing and greater recovery of than via the engineered systems.
materials. Signs should clearly indicate to each
driver the proper location for material delivery.
4) Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)
c) The tipping area floor must be designed to:
a) The technical specifications for all aspects of
i) handle heavy weights;
engineered containment and drainage must be
derived from engineering and environmental risk
ii) withstand the wear caused by pushing
assessments and will ensure all pollution
and moving recyclables; and
prevention and control measures will be designed
to meet with best practice.
iii) provide efficient drainage for liquids
brought in by trucks
b) All aspects of the construction of engineered
containment and drainage will be submitted to the
iv) be free from asphalt, especially where
Competent Agency for approval prior to
there is a need to control fire.
commencing construction works.
d) The area needed for the tipping or unloading
c) All aspects of the construction of engineered
floor must be estimated based upon the character
containment and drainage shall be subject to
of the materials to be received at the site due to
Construction Quality Assurance to ensure
differences in density of such materials. Appendix
construction is compliant with the required technical
C provides a table of basic conversion factors for
specification as laid out in the Construction Quality
different recoverable waste types. By adding up
Assurance Plan.
the expected daily volumes of the commodities to
be processed, the daily throughput for the facility
d) The CQA plan must be able to verify:
can be estimated.
i) that materials used comply with site
e) Adequate space within the building must be
specific specifications; and
available to design a process layout/materials flow
that is logical, efficient, and minimizes backtracking
ii) that the method of construction and
or multiple handling of materials.
installation is appropriate and design
requirements have been met.
f) Adequate space should be designed in to cover
for seasonal variations in the quantities of incoming
c) The CQA plan must contain the:
materials delivered to the facility for receiving,
storage, sorting and processing during these high
i) material and construction specifications
volume periods.
laid out for the proposed buildings and
pavement areas;
3) Fuel Storage Tanks for Vehicles ii) testing methods used to confirm
compliance;
a) Where present, specifications for the design and
construction of fuel oil tanks and associated bunds iii) testing frequency;
will ensure an external containment capacity of
110% of the total volume of the storage tanks. The iv) corrective action to be taken where
bund walls and bases must be impermeable to the necessary; and
fuel types that may be contained within them.
v) appropriate documentation procedures
b) Any water accumulating in the bunded area must which outline what has been done.
be removed at intervals and disposed of in a
manner appropriate to the quality of the water d) The CQA must be provided for:
removed.
i) all elements of basal containment
c) The impermeable pavements and associated engineering, including internal floor
bunded areas must be cleaned at regular intervals slabs, external pavement areas and
to remove any accumulated debris. bunded areas; and
d) The impermeable pavements and associated ii) surface water and groundwater
bunded areas must be inspected at monthly management systems.
intervals throughout the operational life of the
facility and a record kept of the results of each e) The production of the CQA plan, and all testing
inspection. and reporting must be completed under the control
8) Accident Plans
i) vehicle movements/manoeuvring;
a) An Accident Plan must be put in place by the
Operators (reviewed at least once every three ii) traffic noise on the local road networks;
years, or in the event of an accident) which
identifies: iii) mechanical processing such as waste
preparation;
i) the likelihood and consequence of
accidents; and iv) air extraction fans and ventilation
systems; and
ii) actions to prevent accidents and
mitigate any consequences. v) air cooled condenser units.
iii) identify necessary risk management i) the main sources of noise and vibration
measures; that will fall within the installation and
also on infrequent sources of noise and
iv) include contingency actions to be vibration;
undertaken in the event of an accident
to mitigate consequences; and ii) operating timescales of the treatment
facility;
v) make provision for the hazards
displayed by any hazardous wastes iii) the nearest noise-sensitive sites;
accepted at the facility.
iv) conditions/limits imposed under other
regimes;
9) Compliance Reporting
v) the local noise environment;
a) Written procedures must be in place for handling, vi) any environmental noise measurement
investigating, communicating and reporting actual surveys, modelling or any other noise
or potential non-compliance with operating measurements; and
procedures or emission limits.
vii) any specific local issues and proposals
b) There must be written procedures for handling, for improvements.
investigating, communicating and reporting
environmental complaints and implementation of d) Where there are sensitive receptors present, a
appropriate actions. Noise Management Plan must be developed which
provides details on how noise will be managed
c) There must be written procedures for within the site and the measures to be adopted to
investigating incidents, (and near misses) including reduce those noise impacts.
identifying suitable corrective action and follow up.
c) All of the potential impacts of a treatment facility f) A regular odour impact assessment must be
must be identified during conceptual model undertaken by the Operator. The impact
development and refined during the Authorisation assessment must cover a range of reasonably
Process. Detailed measures to mitigate the foreseeable odour generation and receptor
impacts must be included in the design of the exposure scenarios and the effect of different
facility and set out in the Working Plan. mitigation options.
v) carriage of dust/mud onto the highway. b) Insect infestations commonly arise from waste
which has been awaiting collection for some time.
e) Dust suppression must be provided including the Procedures must be put in place to prevent or limit
availability of bowsers and water supplies. the acceptance of such wastes. The Operator must
reduce the risk of infestation by prompt treatment or
onward removal of such wastes.
13) Odour
c) Where wastes are to be stored outside a building
pending treatment or off site removal, the Operator
a) As one of the most conspicuous potential must provide for adequate measures to deal with
emissions of any putrescible waste receiving or any pest infestation.
treatment facility, odour needs extremely careful
consideration.
15) Litter
b) Operational measures must be put in place to
minimise the nuisance arising from the treatment
plant in relation to emissions of dust and odour a) Any waste which contains plastics and paper is
which may be attributed to the following activities: more likely to lead to litter problems. Litter problems
can be minimised as long as good working
i) delivery of feedstock, which may have practices are adhered to, vehicles use covers and
been stored for long periods, and/or reception and processing are undertaken indoors.
contained in air-tight bags trapping
odour build-up;
16) Control of Leaks and Spillages
ii) feedstock shredding;
a) Where spillages of dry wastes occur, these must
iii) exhaust air from enclosed systems; be cleared by either manual or mechanical means,
for example handpicking, sweeping or shovelling,
iv) anaerobic conditions in decomposing depending on the size and location of the spillage.
putrescible materials;
b) Minor spillages of liquid must be contained using
v) untreated pools of leachate (nutrient-rich spillage kits or any suitable readily available
high organic content liquids produced absorbent material. This material must be disposed
from decomposing materials, and run-off of in a manner appropriate to the type of material
during rainfall); and absorbed.
vi) fresh and partially composted materials c) A record must be maintained in the site diary of
that are left untreated without aeration any spillages so treated.
for periods of time causing anaerobic
decomposition; anaerobic conditions d) In the event of a major spillage the site drains
must therefore be kept to a minimum. must be sealed off where possible and a specialist
contractor brought on site to clear the spillage.
e) Dust and odour emissions must be minimised by
performing all operations under controlled e) The Competent Agency must be informed of any
conditions indoors where practical. Good working major spillage event and a record made in the site
practices and effective management undertaken for diary.
dust suppression from vehicle movements.
a) All fires on site must be treated as a potential a) The following significant events must be
emergency and dealt with accordingly. Fires may recorded, on site:
occur due to plant failure or combustible material
within stored wastes or process products being i) the start and finish of any construction
ignited (potentially through vandalism). and engineering works undertaken on
site;
b) Small fires may, if possible, be safely brought
under control using fire-fighting equipment present ii) start and finish of waste management
on site. processes carried out on site;
h) Following approval by the Fire Authority and/or c) The site diary must be kept in the site control
site manager the residues from the fire will be office at all times and made available for inspection
disposed of accordingly at a suitable licensed waste at all reasonable times by any officer of the
management facility. Competent Agency.
a) A record of the types and quantities (in tonnes) iii) floppy Disc;
of wastes received at the site, and wastes/process
products removed from the site must be maintained iv) on an unalterable disk or similar format.
and kept in the site office.
4) Security of Records
5) Archiving of Records
Appendix A
The report must describe the design parameters of the (xii) Detailed plans, specifications and
Storage and Material Reclamation Facility site and must descriptions of the contaminant attenuation
contain as a minimum details of the following: zone, if one is necessary
(xiii) Details of any facilities intended to control or
(i) Legal details for ownership of the site change the contaminating life span of the
(ii) An up to date plan and description of the site site
and the area within 500 metres of the site (xiv) A summary of the main characteristics of the
that covers: site, including the maximum daily quantity of
a. all property and property boundaries waste that will be accepted, the estimated
b. all buildings, roads and utility corridors annual average quantity of waste that will be
c. land contours, surface water drainage, accepted, the working area of the site, the
water bodies, rights-of-way and other total waste receiving volume, the estimated
easements, waste receiving and reclamation capacity in
d. forested areas, tonnes, any subcategories of waste that are
e. land uses and land use designations, not expected to be received or that will not
and be accepted for disposal, and the estimated
f. property conditions not otherwise date of site closure.
covered in subclauses (a) to (e)
(iii) Details of the total waste volume acceptable
at any one time
(iv) A full hydrogeological assessment of the
suitability of the site for the keeping of
municipal waste or other waste that
considers the geologic and hydrogeologic
conditions of the site, the design of the site
and the monitoring and contingency plans
(v) A full geotechnical assessment of the
suitability of the site for the storage of
municipal waste or other waste
(vi) A detailed assessment of the potential
impacts on surface water features that may
be caused by the site or operations at the
site
(vii) Detailed plans, specifications and
descriptions of the system for collecting,
directing and discharging surface water,
including details of any sediment control or
other features and including construction,
quality assurance and quality control
procedures for the system components and
system installation
(viii) Detailed plans, specifications and
descriptions of monitoring facilities for
leachate, ground water, and surface water
(ix) An assessment of potential noise impacts
due to operations at the site and to local
trucking related to operations at the site,
including an evaluation of any proposed
noise control measures
(x) An assessment of potential visual impacts on
nearby properties due to the site and site
operations
(xi) Detailed plans, specifications and
descriptions of the buffer area and ancillary
facilities, including any screening,
landscaping, fencing, weigh scales,
buildings, structures, access roads, internal
roads, holding areas for rejected waste or
materials for recycling, and other holding
areas
Appendix B
Appendix C