Up to 72% of the waste produced at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 stadiums and other event locations has been separated for recycling purposes.

“About 80,000 tonnes of waste was collected from venues of mega sporting event,” Minister of Municipality Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Subaie said, while speaking at an event organised by the Ministry of Municipality at Al Rayan Park.

Organic, plastic, metal, electronic, and cardboard waste have all been separated from the World Cup waste that was collected from the venues. The remaining waste will be delivered to the Domestic Solid Waste Management Center of the Ministry of Municipality for additional processing at a waste-to-energy facility.