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Topic: Recycling in the UAE

UAE students invent bin that makes recycling fun

Recycle Bin UAE

May 15, 2013

The 'Recycle Bin' project won Khawla Al Mur and Aisha Al Shehhi, from Khor Fakkan, third place in the HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament this week.  Read Article UAE students invent bin that makes recycling fun

Dubai's door-to-door recycling service put on hold

Mar 28, 2013

Municipality puts green plan on hold as waste-management department reassesses the proposals before expanding collections. Read Article Dubai's door-to-door recycling service put on hold

Grin and bear your bottles to UAE recycling bank

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates - February 21, 2013. Dr Jose Berengueres with the recycling bin which he and his team developed at the UAE University. ( Jeffrey E Biteng / The National )

Feb 22, 2013

Sound of clinking coins and smiley face makes recycling fun. Read Article Grin and bear your bottles to UAE recycling bank

Sharjah recycling efforts save more than 5,000 tonnes of waste

Feb 11, 2013

More than 7,000 recycling bins have been distributed to homes and offices in Sharjah in the latest recycling effort.  Read Article Sharjah recycling efforts save more than 5,000 tonnes of waste

 

Abu Dhabi plan to recycle waste

Feb 03, 2013

Demolition waste makes up six million tonnes of overall waste in Abu Dhabi emirate, and the Centre of Waste Management is trying to find a way to monetise that. Read Article Abu Dhabi plan to recycle waste

 

Abu Dhabi residents not sure which bin is for recycling

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 9, 2013: Syrian Tareq Altan, talks about thrash recycling on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in the Khalidiya neighborhood in Abu Dhabi. Altan said that he and his family do recycle and he welcomes the recycling initiative in Abu Dhabi. The Centre of Waste Management distributed almost a 1,000 bins in various residential areas of the Emirate to foster a recycling culture. The 240-litre bins come in two colours, green for recyclable waste - including paper, cans, glass and

Jan 20, 2013

Most capital residents who have green and black bins at their homes are unaware which one of them is for recycling.  Read Article Abu Dhabi residents not sure which bin is for recycling

 

Abu Dhabi municipality takes road to a greener environment

ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 28DEC2012 - Road extension project in progress on 32nd street in Abu Dhabi. Ravindranath K / The National

Dec 28, 2012

Abu Dhabi’s green road manual will result in material being reused to lay roads and a reduction in the use of water and energy. Read Article Abu Dhabi municipality takes road to a greener environment

 

Recycling machine off to a flying start

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Dec 25, 2012

The Life: John Irvine, managing director of waste management company averda, talks about ReVa, a reverse vending machine that rewards users who recycle cans and bottles. Read Article Recycling machine off to a flying start

 

Going grey can help ease UAE's water woes

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates - December 11 2012 - Professor Abdallah Shanableh, a professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah poses for a portrait at a lab at the university. The professor has written a paper oh recycling grey water from showers and washing machines in residential buildings (Razan Alzayani / The National)

Dec 18, 2012

Almost a third of household drinking water is literally flushed away down the drain. Could greywater offer an alternative? Read Article Going grey can help ease UAE's water woes

 

Dubai's door-to-door recycling programme set for expansion

Dec 15, 2012

After survey showed an 87 per cent approval rating in the three communities participating in the initiative the door-to-door recycling programme could be available on streets from Jumeirah to Al Barsha by next March, the municipality says.  Read Article Dubai's door-to-door recycling programme set for expansion

 

Philippines charity drive pulls in Dubai support

Nov 17, 2012

Campaign will send soda-can ring pulls to the Philippines for an art project that will help get children out of rubbish slums. Read Article Philippines charity drive pulls in Dubai support

 

Boost recycling, Dubai malls told

A worker sorts through a recycling bin placed outside of the Oasis Centre in Dubai. While the centre does not have any recycling bins inside, all waste is separated and sorted for recycling. Razan Alzayani / The National

Nov 12, 2012

Dubai malls will be required to run recycling schemes from February next year, a move welcomed by environmentalists. Read Article Boost recycling, Dubai malls told

 

Responsible recycling thanks to green technology

Philip Hughes says the private sector is more engaged than the public sector in IT gadget recycling. Antonie Robertson / The National

Nov 05, 2012

The Life: Akhdar, an IT recycling company, will help recycle used gadgets from the IT and telecom sectors from its Jebel Ali factory. Read Article Responsible recycling thanks to green technology

 

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Can’t you beam me up, Scotty?

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A foreign tourist dons a head covering as she visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Trueky.Kerem Uzel for The National

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