Iraq launches first smart pneumatic waste collection system with Spanish backing

The National Investment Commission and Spain’s Embassy launched Iraq’s first automated pneumatic waste collection system for new cities and investment complexes. Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC), in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and the Spanish Embassy in Baghdad, officially launched the country’s first smart automated pneumatic waste collection system (URD) on Saturday, September 26, 2026, marking a pivotal milestone in the modernization of municipal sanitation and sustainable urban management. The initiative introduces advanced underground vacuum collection networks designed to eliminate conventional curbside dumpsters and heavy collection vehicular traffic across newly planned smart cities and licensed residential investment developments. Speaking at the launch conference attended by an Iraqi News Agency (INA) correspondent, NIC Deputy Chairman Salar Mohammed Amin affirmed that the adoption of the URD pneumatic network represents a comprehensive national initiative requiring deep cross-institutional synergy between public ministries, municipal directorates, and private developers. He revealed that the commission has already secured all statutory and regulatory approvals to mandate the underground system within master plans for new satellite cities and residential complexes, establishing a national technical committee alongside the Ministry of Environment to oversee phased execution and enforce strict environmental compliance benchmarks. Amin emphasized that sustainable investment must transcend structural brick-and-mortar construction to create integrated, livable urban ecosystems that elevate daily public health and quality of life.

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Nineveh, Iraq

Published

28 Sep 2026

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