According to the Communications and International Affairs Department of Arak Metropolitan Municipality, the project to construct a specialized and safe landfill for infectious waste at the Arak waste disposal and processing site, with 90% progress, is in its final stages.

This project, designed with the aim of properly managing hospital waste and preventing the spread of disease-causing agents, and with a storage capacity of 120,000 cubic meters, is considered one of the vital infrastructures in the fields of environment and regional health.

This center is the third technical-engineering landfill to be built at the city's waste disposal and processing site. Unlike traditional methods, this landfill has been designed as “safe” in strict compliance with engineering standards, in order to prevent waste leakage into groundwater and soil contamination.

Given the high physical progress of this project, it is expected that in the near future, with the completion of implementation processes, this center will enter the operational cycle and respond to the challenges of managing infectious waste at the city and provincial levels. This action demonstrates a scientific and engineering-oriented approach toward achieving global standards in the management of hazardous waste.