Imdaad enters Jordan with Clean City joint venture

Imdaad has launched a strategic joint venture with Clean City to deliver municipal cleaning and waste management services across Greater Amman. The deal gives the UAE facilities management firm its first expansion into Jordan and anchors a 10-year, AED 1.58 billion public-private waste contract in the capital.

Why it matters: - The joint venture gives Imdaad its first foothold in Jordan and extends the UAE company’s regional growth strategy into one of the Middle East’s most important urban markets. - The project is designed to upgrade municipal cleaning, waste collection and transportation in Amman through a performance-based operating model. - The agreement supports Jordan’s push to modernize waste management, expand recycling and resource recovery, and introduce more public-private delivery models.

What happened: - Imdaad and Clean City formalized the Imdaad & Clean City joint venture at a signing ceremony on Thursday, July 30, 2026. - The venture will deliver municipal cleaning and solid waste services across parts of Greater Amman. - Amman Vision for Treatment & Recycling, the executive arm of the Greater Amman Municipality, awarded the agreement. - The contract covers roughly AED 1.58 billion over 10 years.

The details: - The joint venture combines Imdaad’s facilities management and environmental services experience with Clean City’s local infrastructure and environmental capabilities. - Clean City brings municipal services, hazardous waste treatment, e-waste recycling, waste-sorting equipment manufacturing and advanced environmental technologies into the partnership. - The venture will employ more than 1,000 workers. - Service areas include Ras El-Ain, Al-Qwaismah, Abu Alanda, Ajjwaideh & Ar-Rqaim, Khraibet Es-Sooq, Jawa, Al-Yadoodeh, Um Qaseer, Al-Moqabilain, Al-Bnyyat, Wadi Es-Seer, Badr Al-Jadideh, Sweilieh and Marj El-Hamam. - The contract is tied to key performance indicators for municipal cleaning, waste collection, transportation and related environmental services. - The program is expected to manage about 1.19 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually at launch. - Waste volumes are projected to rise to more than 1.72 million tonnes by 2035. - AVTR said the project is part of a longer-term effort to improve efficiency, recycling, resource recovery and circular economy practices in Amman. - Imdaad was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dubai. - Imdaad operates in the UAE, Oman and Egypt and is wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai. - Imdaad employs more than 15,000 people from over 45 nationalities. - Clean City is part of Al Nasser Group, which was established in 1967. - Clean City operates Jordan’s only integrated hazardous waste treatment centre. - Clean City also operates Jordan’s first integrated e-waste recycling facility. - For more information, see Imdaad's announcement. - Imdaad also shared updates on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Between the lines: - The deal pairs a multinational operator with a local specialist, which should help blend international operating standards with on-the-ground delivery in Amman. - The contract’s size and 10-year term signal a long runway for operational change in the capital’s municipal services. - The performance-based model suggests Jordan is leaning on measurable service outcomes, not just contracted labor, to improve public services.

What's next: - The joint venture will begin delivering services across the designated districts in Greater Amman. - AVTR and the Greater Amman Municipality will oversee a long-term shift toward more modernized waste management practices. - The partnership is expected to support further recycling and resource recovery efforts as waste volumes grow through 2035.

The bottom line: - Imdaad’s Jordan entry is more than an expansion move. It is a major public-sector services contract tied to Amman’s effort to modernize waste management at scale.