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EAD and Partners to Phase Out Plastic Bags
Following the success of the launch of its ‘Make UAE Plastic-Bag Free’ campaign, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is again working with its partners this Ramadan to raise awareness of the harmful effects of plastic bags and to encourage people to use reusable bags instead. This weekend, major retailers – Carrefour, Abu Dhabi [...]
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Hotel in Dubai is first to use large-scale composting in UAE
Less than a year ago, the contents of the 30 plastic bins along the walls of a long, narrow room in Dubai’s Al Qasr hotel would have been of little use – nothing more than common rubbish. The fruit and vegetable peels and scraps, about 70kg every day, would have been disposed of, ending up [...]
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Sharjah landfills bulge with plastic water bottles
Landfill sites are bulging with discarded plastic water bottles while recycling plants lie almost idle, a survey has found. The Sharjah waste management company that carried out the study recovered 3,342 tonnes of plastic last year and says the full quantity discarded is probably six times that. Only a third of Sharjah residents recycle their [...]
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Jacky’s Electronics raises awareness on electronics recycling via mall roadshow
Aiming to raise consumer awareness on the proper disposal of electronic products, Jacky’s Electronics, the UAE’s leading multi-brand consumer electronics retailer, recently held an ‘Eco-Exchange Recycling’ Roadshow at its Mirdif City Centre Outlet. The Eco-exchange roadshow highlighted the importance of recycling electronic products through a question and answer competition. During the event, customers could bring [...]
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Getting Wasted: Recycling Around The World
Below the surface of this sentiment is a simple lesson: being careless with resources while in pursuit of instant gratification will cost you money (and perhaps your health) in the long run. Slowly but surely, individuals and industries are learning that products made as cheaply as possible end up being more expensive in the end. [...]
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