Theme

Sub-theme

Technical

Not efficient

Not commonly used worldwide

Complicated

Not yet tested in the gulf region

Not suitable for mixed waste (no segregation)

Political

Absence of national strategy for waste management

Needs to privatize waste management sector to enable them

Managerial

Needs very special training programs

Needs very high skilled manpower

Limited technical experience

Economic

High cost, expensive, not feasible

No market for the end product

Needs financing instruction to developers

Fuel cost subsidy

No incentives

Not economically attractive with high risk of failure