Garbage collection check to maintain hygienic environment in the camp

Around 80,000 people are living in Zaatari Refugee Camp and same as our living, garbage is produced every day.

Inhabitants there throw household garbage into several large iron dumpsters which are placed in each residential block.

Therefore, if the garbage cannot be collected every day, it will easily overflow and worsen hygienic environment such as bad smell and occurrence of flies.
For this reason, JEN regularly checks whether waste collectors are working as scheduled.

When a dumpster with overflowing garbage is found, we immediately contact the collectors, ask for collection, and give them a caution.

We are considering involving the inhabitants in garbage reduction activity and starting recycling activity as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

【Garbage collection】

 

 

 

 

【Staff checking the amount of garbage in a dumpster】

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

【Dumpster full of garbage】

 

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