Waste

The idea of turning plastic bottles into fabrics is not new. Since the 1990s, a few spinning mills and brands have been trying to make…

  In this episode, we’re joined by Sian Rowlands, Owner & Chief Storyteller at Retold, talking about her second-hand clothes business and how broken the…

A comprehensive reportage of the National Geographic has raised the question if cigarette butts should be banned, following findings that these filters are polluting the…

What happens once all waste goes to landfills? On our latest episode of #ForwardTalks, Anita Nouri tells us about their project to degas UAE’s largest…

Dubai residents should drop off any expired or unused medicines at Dubai Health Authority (DHA) pharmacies from where it will either be disposed of safely…
In 2018, nearly half a million of cigarette butts were collected by Dubai Municipality waste management department in the emirate’s beaches alone, according to a…

Living in a hot and humid environment here in the UAE has always popped the question in my mind on how I could take the…

Waste is a problem. Fortunately there are things that we can all do about it. We call these the 3Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle….

Household waste is a major problem with each household producing on average about a tonne of rubbish every year. Fortunately there are things that we…