It was in this two million square meter landfill, located 35 km west of Kuwait City, that used tires would end their days in this oil-rich Gulf country.
Before it was totally emptied this year, it had more than 40 million tires, and was described by authorities as the world's largest “tire graveyard”.
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After 17 years of existence and three major fires between 2012 and 2020, it was decided to close the site. "We are coming out of a difficult phase which was characterized by a great environmental risk," Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Fares said on Sunday, speaking at the site of the old landfill, 35 km to the west. of Kuwait City. “Today the site is clean.
All the tires have been removed so that the Saad Al-Abdallah city project can be launched, ”he continued, referring to the name of a former emir of Kuwait. In recent months, trucks carrying the tires have made more than 44,000 trips from the landfill to the Al-Salmi area (west), near an industrial area where the tires will be temporarily stored, according to Mr. Fares. The tires will be cut or processed for the local market or for export, depending on the manager.
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