Saudi authorities confident of ‘Green Haj’ wider rollout, dedicated fund to be set up
Photo: Separate waste compactors for plastics and aluminium cans seen at the Al-Mashaer Al-Muqaddasa, which consists of Arafat, Muzdalifa and Mina in Saudi Arabia during the haj season in 2018. Photo supplied by the Saudi Environmental Society
Saudi authorities are confident of a wider rollout of the ‘Green Haj’ initiative next year after the project's pilot run during this year's pilgrimage. A dedicated fund will be set up to support the work.
Part of a larger initiative for Mecca, the Green Haj project kicked off during this year’s pilgrimage with eco-friendly waste compactors deployed to parts of the ‘tent city’ of Mina in a bid to reduce environmental pollution.
“Green Haj is a huge initiative which aims to raise awareness and encourage pilgrims to preserve the environment at the holy sites,” Dr Majdah Aburas, supervisor of the Green Haj project and founder and vice president of the non-profit Saudi Environmental Society told Salaam Gateway.
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