Bee’ah announced the launch of its new biomass facility at the company’s waste management complex in Al Sa’jaa, Sharjah. The plant will process 200 tonnes of cellulous and carbon-based waste daily, the equivalent mass of 16 standard school buses, to generate alternative fuel for industrial manufacturing.

The company overcame logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, to complete the facility last month, while continuing its essential waste processing, recycling and treatment operations, uninterrupted, according to the press release.

The new biomass facility segregates cellulous- and carbon-based waste from construction, furniture, biological and bulky waste collected by Bee’ah from residential and commercial areas. The waste is then processed and converted into alternative fuel for cement factories and papermills, helping reduce fossil fuel consumption and total energy costs for these industries, as per the statement. The alternative fuel took 1.5 years to develop.

“Bee’ah is keen to leverage its experience in integrated waste management to expand its current portfolio of zero-waste solutions. We actively invest in R&D and strategic partnerships to develop innovative projects and solutions that allow us to increase our recycling capabilities and help drive the UAE’s circular economy.  We firmly believe in the need to recapture value from waste and reintegrate materials back into the economy, helping to save precious natural resources, mitigate environmental impact and divert waste from overly used landfills,” said HE Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Bee’ah.