UNEP IN 2022

In 2022, five years after the end of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant conflict in Iraq, the International Organization for Migration and UNEP established a debris recycling centre in Mosul and handed it over to Mosul municipality for its continued operation.

So far, 15,000 m3 of debris have been recovered and sorted. Half of this has been crushed into recycled aggregate, which complies with Iraqi national standards for use in road and highway foundations. Over 200 jobs were created through cash-for-work schemes for vulnerable people. Three other debris recycling operations have been set-up in other conflict-affected areas of the country.

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A debris recycling centre in Mosul, Iraq, has created jobs and helped the city recover from years of conflict. Photo: Getty Images
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