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Wissam Zantout, Regional Managing Director, Averda talks to Swaliha Shanavas about the enhanced cleaning and waste management efforts in Saudi Arabia, especially during the current crisis, and Averda’s role in developing modern waste management systems through sustainable operations across the country.
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26 winners were awarded prizes across three competitions worth AED 243,000; The awards included the Sharjah-based Inter-School Recycling Competition.
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Averda examines the current solutions and techniques adopted, and offers recommendations that could help reshape the industry in emerging markets.
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As we remain in the throes of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, ongoing talent development is a necessity for the waste management industry.
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.jpg "Abu Dhabi’s Tadweer collects over 1.05 million tons of domestic and farm waste in H1 2020")
More than 987 vehicles and equipment used in waste collection and transportation operations; 5,325 cleaners, supervisors, specialists and administrative staff deployed.
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Two new documents on policy and technical guidelines for the management of healthcare waste in Ghana have been launched by the deputy minister for health in Accra.
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Leading waste and recycling company, Veolia, has become the first to join the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) organisation under the recently introduced waste management company membership category.
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Bee’ah announced it is expanding into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia having won three contracts for waste management services in Madinah, covering the North, West and East regions.
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Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it has become a Platinum Member of Vienna-based International Solid Waste Management Association (ISWA), an independent and non-profit association that aims to promote and develop the waste management sector worldwide.
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The company announced it has secured new orders for MetroTaifun automatic waste collection system (AWCS) in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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150,000 people in Jembrana to have a formal waste management system for the first time.
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It is surely a challenging period for all communities and businesses worldwide.
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The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has collaborated with the Senegalese Government to launch a project for the management of plastic waste, wastewater and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) in Senegal.
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.jpg "IEMS recognised as NOCN Centre; Set to launch co-branded waste sector course")
The Institute of Environmental Management and Sustainability (IEMS Academy) has been recognised as an NOCN Centre and will launch a number of qualifications within the Environmental, Sustainable and Resource sector, the academy announced.
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Malek Sukkar, CEO of Averda, discussed key issues related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the context of Covid-19 in an interview with Swaliha Shanavas.
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Averda, the leading end-to-end waste management company in emerging markets, has appointed Esa Ikaheimonen as a non-executive Director.
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The Egyptian government recently assigned $1.8 million for acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers in the waste sector in four governorates.
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Three-year contract prioritises recycling for the project which aims for ‘zero waste to landfill’ even in the first phase
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The Ministry of Environment, Egypt has prepared a report in their strategy to combat COVID-19. Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad presented the report on the ministry’s approach to combat coronavirus from March 31 till date, as per a report in Egypt Today.
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Earlier this month, the threat of another Lebanese garbage crisis loomed large as mountains of waste once again piled up on the streets of Beirut and Mount Lebanon.
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Road sweepers that were used to keep the streets of Amman clean are now sanitising vehicles helping to keep the city, 1,680 square kilometres in area with over 2 million inhabitants, safer from the coronavirus.
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The pods can be utilised at entrances of buildings, facilities or complexes to eradicate harmful viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms found on people
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This is definitely an unprecedented time in our lives, and as the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, the response in various countries is at different pace and stages.
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The world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management held annually in Munich has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event that was to be held in May 2020 was earlier rescheduled to September. But the organiser has announced the trade fair has been cancelled.
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Drive carried out in collaboration with Department of Municipalities and Transport
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The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya, has raised concerns over the improper disposal of face masks and gloves being used by members of the public to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
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Effective measures introduced in the region for waste management, outdoor cleaning and sterilisation.
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India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has released guidelines for handling, treatment and safe disposal of biomedical waste generated during treatment, diagnosis and quarantine of patients confirmed or suspected to have the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
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The European Commission has prepared a guidance document for a common approach to secure the continuation of waste shipments across the EU in the exceptional circumstances created by the coronavirus outbreak, as per a news release. The Commission recommends using the set up green lanes and replacing paper procedures for waste shipments by electronic exchange to avoid contact as much as possible and speed up the border crossing.
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UAE authorities announced the details of the sterilisation drive aimed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 in the country that is to take place over the weekend starting at 8pm on Thursday. Residents have been strictly ordered to stay indoors during this time and to not leave their homes except to buy food, basic essentials and medicines, according to a Gulf News report.
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With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to spread and its impacts upon human health and the economy intensifying day-by-day, BRS Secretariat urges governments to treat waste management, including of medical, household and other hazardous waste, as an urgent and essential public service in order to minimise possible secondary impacts upon health and the environment.
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As part of its efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the Dubai Municipality started a massive 11-day sterilisation campaign on March 21 in a mission that will cover at least 95 roads across the city, as per a Gulf News report.
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UAE-based environmental services provider to manage all airside and landside waste for Dubai International and Dubai World Central
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.jpg "Averda appoints Steve Lucas as new Chairman")
Averda, the leading end-to-end waste management company in emerging markets, has announced it has appointed Steve Lucas as Chairman of the Board to succeed founder and previous Chairman, Maysarah Sukkar, who has retired from office.
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Contract win marks the next phase of the company’s international expansion after proven successes in the UAE; The new capital will house 6.5 million residents upon completion.
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Fully-automated material recovery facility has the capacity to process 1,200 tonnes of waste per day.
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Veolia and the Royal Commission for Jubail via its investment arm JYIC, have started work for the development of a central utilities and waste valorisation plant in the PlasChem Park of Jubail Industrial City.
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The National Waste Management Centre, Eastern Province Municipality and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU), to start integrated waste management and waste recycling activities in the Eastern Province.
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The global waste management market size is expected to reach $530.0 billion by 2025 from $330.6 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2018 to 2025, according to a report by ReportLinker.
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The International Sustainability, Resources & Technology Conference (ISRTC2020) will be hosted by Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, be’ah – attracting experts, students, policymakers, and strategic partners.
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Namibia is developing a solid waste management policy to reduce pollution in national parks and public places, a move the government expects to make the country the cleanest in Africa by 2028.
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Waste & Recycling Middle East has just expanded its reach to cover the fast emerging market of Africa.
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Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) opened a new state-of-the-art 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.
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Oman’s water solutions provider Majis Industrial Services signed two agreements with Toshiba Water Solutions, at a combined contract value of OMR 3.27 million, to boost the company’s wastewater treatment capacity and improve the efficiency of its Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant both in terms of costs and reliability.
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Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it collected 1.208 million tons of waste in H1 2019 through the companies contracted to provide waste collection and transportation services across the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
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The Ethiopian government recently disclosed ongoing efforts to introduce the country’s first sludge management guideline so as to streamline activities on hazardous waste disposal across all sectors.
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ENEC and Andra to explore potential collaboration in the field of radioactive waste management
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As part of their objective to reuse 100% of by-products coming from the Al Saja’a Bio Refinery, Qatra Water Solutions, a joint venture between the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Besix Group, announced the signing of a reuse agreement with Sharjah Cement Factory to provide dry sludge and treated water.
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Dubai Municipality launches hazardous industrial wastewater treatment plant
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Averda signs three-year contract with Pearl-Qatar development
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Veolia bags new industrial contract in the Middle East
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Three Saudi entities sign MoU to recycle 81% of municipal solid waste and 47% of construction and demolition waste by 2035
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Averda, a leading international environmental services provider, announced it has been awarded four seven-year contracts in Casablanca, Morocco starting June 2019.
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With the fast paced growth of the industrial sector in the Middle East, a large amount of waste including hazardous waste is being generated in this region.
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Increasing market share with the reveal of new Renault Trucks ranges D, C and K
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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), UAE, in cooperation with The Centre of Waste Management Abu Dhabi-Tadweer, hosted a joint workshop with a delegation from the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), Korea, headed by Mayor Park Won-soon.
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Tecam Group enters SAFA Environment as shareholder
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Project to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions annually, equivalent to planting 13000 trees
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‘Wakkalni Food Savour’, an application that connects grocery stores with shoppers to minimise food waste won the 2019 Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World.
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UD Trucks unveiled the ‘New Quester’ heavy-duty trucks in the Middle East, East and North Africa (MEENA) at a notable launch event held in Bahrain, where the attendees also had the chance to get behind the wheel of this new range of trucks and get a real feel for the performance of these vehicles at the Bahrain International Circuit.
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UAE-based Intercare delivers Dulevo 6000 road sweepers to West Coast Group
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Bee’ah, a leading environmental management company based in Sharjah, UAE has launched a new high-tech, industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWWTP), in an event held at the company’s Waste Management Centre.
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Save the planet? What? Who are we kidding? How the circular economy could save us as a species
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Contracts part of Tadweer’s efforts to support sustainable development and Abu Dhabi Strategy
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By Swaliha Shanavas
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Tasos Bereketidis, Regional Director Emerging Markets at TOMRA Sorting Solutions, looks at the role that MSW recovery can play in moving the UAE closer towards its goal of being a circular economy.
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French environmental services firm Suez announced it has strengthened its recycling & recovery activities in Europe with the award and renewal of five contracts worth some 100 million in total revenues.
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As another year comes to a close, we reflect on the performance of the UAE waste management industry including key developments in 2018 and examine what lies ahead for the sector in the coming years. Swaliha Shanavas writes.
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Ireland and the UAE have a long history of partnership and trading together.
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Ras Al Khaimah recycling from hotels has increased by 120% from 60 tons to 130 tons every month; Most of Ras Al Khaimah’s hotels and tourism establishments either met or exceeded the 30% recycling targets
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Every day we hear stories about the impact of the 4th industrial revolution, new technology, disruptive innovation and circular economy in our lives
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Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Veolia Middle East SAS (Veolia) to construct a sustainable central utilities facility in PlasChem Park, the unique industrial park adjacent to the Sadara Chemical Complex.
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Hazardous waste is a critical area within waste management. Veolia has been providing various specialist services from general waste recycling solutions to complex portfolios including hazardous waste treatment and disposal around the world including the Middle East.
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Visionscape Group, a multifaceted environmental utility conglomerate, in the heart of the UAE is providing innovative solutions to tackle the challenges that encompass waste management in developing countries.
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Alam Steel along with Heil has been offering sustainable solutions in the region including Kuwait for the past four decades.
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• Contracts signed for landfill gas to energy, used cooking oil recycling, medical and hazardous waste incineration projects • Partnerships with leading industry firms will to help generate significant employment opportunities in the sector, says Tadweer
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The Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (Tadweer) signed four new contracts worth AED 165 million of waste management investment projects in Abu Dhabi with leading firms in the waste recycling sector.
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Imdaad, a Dubai-based group of companies that provides integrated, sustainable facilities management (FM) services has been awarded a three-year infrastructure cleaning contract by Dubai Investment Park (DIP).
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A billboard and online campaign has been launched by Human Rights Watch to end the waste management crisis in Lebanon, the organisation said.
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Rapid development and increased population growth have resulted in the generation of high volumes of solid and liquid waste in urban areas.
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Engr. Sonia Ytuarte Nasser, Executive Director, Ras Al Khaimah Waste Management Agency shares with Swaliha Shanavas her thoughts on the state of the waste recycling industry, Ras Al Khaimah’s strategy and significant initiatives that would help the emirate achieve the key goal of 75% waste diversion from landfill by 2021.
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Mahmood Rasheed, Chief Operating Officer, Imdaad talks to Swaliha Shanavas about their business operations and strategies, significant contracts and the company’s latest innovative solutions and services that will positively contribute to the waste reduction and diversion targets set by various governments in the region.
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Andre-Louis Brenier, General Manager, SUEZ Middle East Recycling LLC talks about the company’s capabilities including its portfolio of services and technologies as well as its strategy to support a circular economy in the region.
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Electric Vehicles And Battery Recycling Challenges
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Companies from Northern Ireland, UK visited the UAE and Kuwait from 24th until 28th September as part of a trade mission and to attend Middle East Waste at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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At the start of 2007, the UAE was considered one of the top generators of waste per capita in the world. It was no surprise then that a new company with an ambitious goal, to achieve zero waste to landfills in Sharjah, was received with much scepticism.
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Dubai is set to start the construction of its mega drainage system with the first stage of the project getting the green signal.
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Alberto Negri, General Manager, Fiorentini Middle East, talks to Swaliha Shanavas about their new partnership with BioStrada to deliver road sweepers in the GCC market, business operations and strategies, as well as innovative solutions and services Fiorentini offers in this region.
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Eng. Yousif Alahmed Alrayssi, Director–Waste Management Department, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, UAE, shares with Swaliha Shanavas his thoughts on the state of the waste management sector in the UAE, the significance of recycling, and their objectives as well as efforts to meet the strategic vision of the UAE Government with regard to waste recycling.
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Bee’ah, the Middle East’s leading environmental energy and waste management company has inked a major deal with Foster + Partners, an innovative architecture and integrated design practice.
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To apply measures against violators starting 1 November 2017
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Grease trap and cooking oil waste management: Strategising for sustainable solutions - By Swaliha Shanavas
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Emirates Waste to Energy Company to treat 300,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) with its first facility
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Tadweer - The Centre of Waste Management - Abu Dhabi, announced it has collected around 74,000 tonnes of waste in the Holy Month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, in collaboration with all the relevant parties in Abu Dhabi to ensure seamless operations.
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A massive waste management campaign will be launched in 4000 cities across the country on the occasion of the World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced.
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New Tractor, Construction and Road Series for the Middle East ‘Powerful, Technologically Advanced and Efficient’, says Ford Trucks By Swaliha Shanavas
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A look into waste management at the hospitals in Kuwait, with United Waste Management Company Chairman Saleh Al-Ghunaim explaining to Swaliha Shanavas how important proper waste management is for infection prevention.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to host the region’s first fly farm in a licensing deal between Saudi technology hub Sajt and waste-to-nutrient company AgriProtein.
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The fly farms to be operated by local licensees of AgriProtein technology in Asia, the Americas, Europe and Middle East.
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Cutting-edge facility will produce 30MW of energy from municipal solid waste
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Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Authority (RAKWA) has awarded Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of Veolia, a contract for the upgrade of Al Fileyah plant, the main sewage treatment plant (STP) in Ras Al Khaimah.
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Waste management is a major issue that is being handled by respective national organisations in the region, and the forward planning includes material recovery through efficient sorting and enhancement of waste recycling methods among other initiatives says Eng. Rehan Ahmed, Head of Waste Disposal Unit, Supreme Council for Environment, Bahrain, in an interview with Swaliha Shanavas.
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“Renault is our preferred partner as our machinery needs to be state-of-the-art and meet the needs of highly demanding conditions.”- Fady Assaf
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Tadweer (Center of Waste Management - Abu Dhabi) has signed new contracts with Sharjah Environment Company, Bee’ah, Averda Waste Management, and Lavajet Abu Dhabi
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Bee’ah, the leading environmental services company in the Middle East, announced it is providing integrated recycling and waste management services for the Dubai World Trade Centre
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Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Beeah, outlines their plans for sustainable development
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Sohar Port has signed an agreement with be’ah (Oman Environmental Services Holding Company) to set up an advanced integrated waste management facility.
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Eng. Abdulmajeed Saifaie, Director of Waste Management Department, Dubai Municipality, talks to Swaliha Shanavas about the latest developments in Dubai with regard to waste management and the new strategy.
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The Suez Group and its partners inaugurated the extension of the As Samra wastewater treatment plant on October 19, in the presence of the Jordanian Prime Minister, Adbullah Ensour, the Minister of Water and Irrigation, Hazem El Nasser, and Marie-Ange Debon, Senior Executive Vice-President in charge of the International Division of Suez.
