A waste management facility opens to ensure no construction materials used in Saudi Arabia’s The Red Sea Project goes to landfill
Recycling
Al Saja'a landfill
Video: Middle East’s first solar energy landfill project
Bee’ah announced it will convert 47 hectares of Al Saja’a landfill area into a state-of-the-art solar energy facility in Sharjah once the landfill is capped. This is the first of its kind in the region solar energy landfill project set to generate more than 42 megawatts of energy per year.
cruise business
Video: How waste is dealt with on the world’s largest cruise ship
The 6,600 passengers on board the world’s largest cruise ship produce a lot of trash.
climate change
AB Live: Economic impact of food wastage
A third of all food produced each year is wasted, equating to 1.3 billion tonnes and $1 trillion worth of food lost. There is enough food for everyone but around 820 million people are going to bed hungry. The UAE aims to reach 50 per cent decrease in food wastage by 2030. But how are they going to achieve that?
Apparel market
Video: Creating a circular economy for fashion
Waste in fashion is on a massive scale, and less than one percent of recycled textiles are converted into new, wearable materials.
climate change
Video: How is the UAE tackling its food waste problem?
Nursery school children in the United Arab Emirates are learning early about the importance of recycling leftover food.
aluminum
Video: Is aluminum better than plastic? It’s complicated
Recycled aluminum is coming for your water and your iPad.
Clean the World
Video: How used Hilton hotel soaps get recycled
Clean the World is a nonprofit organisation that recycles used soaps, lotions, and other toiletries from hotels.
e-waste
Video: The dark side of electronic waste recycling
Electronic waste is a hazardous and difficult form of garbage to manage.
climate change
Video: How plastic bags were supposed to help the planet
The plastic carrier bag has become something of a symbol for the problems caused by plastic pollution.
Abu Dhabi
Video: Tadweer opens new control centre for waste management
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) opened a new control centre to establish a central point for controlling and monitoring the performance of private environmental service providers tasked with the collection and transportation of waste in the emirate, as well as to electronically track waste transport vehicles.
landfills
Saudi Arabia plans new recycling facility to build up industry
Saudi Investment Recycling Company wants the new facility to recycle nearly half of the estimated 5 million tons of annual construction and demolition waste by 2035
Brand View
Waste-to-energy technology could shape a greener future in the Middle East
Brand View: Waste-to-energy offers a great opportunity to turn a lot of that non-recyclable waste into electricity and help the UAE achieve its 2021 goal of diverting 75% of its solid waste from landfill sites
Brand View
Making sustainability more than just a buzzword
Brand View: Paul Gandy, managing director of Pure CE, has over 20 years’ experience building businesses in the GCC and UK. He outlines his insights into what he’s learned and how to implement positive change
circular economy
Video: Circular economy – GCC states can generate $138 billion
GCC countries can save almost $138 billion by 2030 if they adopt a circular economic model, corresponding to nearly 1 percent of the region’s cumulative GDP between 2020 and 2030, according to new research.
Bee’ah
Sharjah residents to get coloured bins in new recycling move
Bee’ah says each household will receive bins for general waste and recyclables as it expands waste management plans
Recycling
Top five plastic-free initiatives by UAE companies
How UAE companies marked International Plastic-Bag Free Day