The Effects of Waste Recycling on The Employees and The Environment ..

The subject of "waste" has become a very important topic and is really a big
problem, which could seriously threaten the health of all humans, especially
from such waste that contains nuclear radiation and chemicals. Therefore this
matter has become an important topic worldwide.
Hail compost plant(200 tonslday capacity) has been chosen for the area of
research as an example to assist a questionnaire, which contains several queries
related to the health and safety facing it's employees. After collection and
analysis of the questionnaire, it indicated that there are serious health problems
related to the skin, eyes, chest, ears etc.
Further, the answers of most of the employees show a very high interest in
being involved in the other kinds of council jobs. Therefore a change either
weekly or monthly is needed for the employee.
Introduction:
Recently the investigations and research in health and environment has given
great importance to the waste recycling programs in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, EGC countries and worldwide. The most recent studies such as
Mohamed Al-Kateb [I], Amen Al- Nowawe [2], Abu Ghazara [3] and other
indicate that the waste recyclable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and EGC
countries is only around 5% from the total waste collected and the remaining
waste is either burnt or buried. This it seems is not equivalent to the
development standards that these countries have reached. The method, which is
used to dispose of the remaining waste, is hazardous to both humans and the
environment due to the gases released.
Investigations worldwide have given the environment great attention especially
towards the methods of waste recycling. For example in the United States of
America many methods have been created over the last few decades to assist in