The Ministry of Municipality and Environment’s scientific research team organised a workshop yesterday on the use of recycled stones in buildings, roads and the manufacture of construction materials. 
The workshop aimed to enhance the integration of efforts around the application of scientific research results related to the utilisation of construction waste in Rawdat Rashid, which is estimated at more than 40mn tonnes, and to convert it into recycled stones and sands for use in building projects, roads and the manufacture of construction materials.
The workshop also focused on technical and scientific methods to use waste in construction, while presenting the approved national and international technical specifications, field and laboratory experiments, and discussing the related technical issues.
The workshop was attended by officials and specialists from the Ministry, the infrastructure research centre, Qatar Primary Materials Co (QPMC), Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), Public Works Authority (Ashghal) and a group of related contractors and consultants.
Assistant Undersecretary and Director of the Environmental and Municipal Studies Institute at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment Eng Mohamed bin Saif al-Kuwari confirmed that the workshop focused on the use of recycled materials such as stones, sand, etc., which are located in Rawdat Rashid, in construction industries such as bricks, interlocks, tiles, concrete units, etc.
Al-Kuwari added that it was agreed during the workshop that there would be future bilateral or group meetings between companies specialised in recycling construction waste and converting them into stones and sand and the scientific research team, expressing the team’s full readiness to provide scientific and technical advice to any company working in this field, and to organise training courses on how to use these stones, in buildings, roads and infrastructure.
He pointed out that the scientific research team presented to the companies during this workshop a summary of the experiences and technical expertise obtained since its inception, by showing a presentation related to the recycling of construction waste with an indication of the strength and quality of the test rooms and the test method that was carried out five years ago and these facilities are still It is characterised by high quality, strength and durability with time.
He also said that the ministry was seeking to exert efforts and co-operate with the private sector in order to exchange experiences in this field, as well as the ministry’s keenness to promote scientific research in a way that serves Qatar National Vision 2030.