08 OCTOBER 2012gulftoday.ae
EEG collects 805 tonnes of waste, recyclable material in six months
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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The Emirates Environment Group (EEG) collected a total of 805 tonnes of waste and recyclable material in the first half of the current year by conducting a number of clean-up and recycling campaigns, revealed its chairperson Habiba Al Marashi.
She explained that active participation in recycling campaigns resulted in collection of a total of 19 tonnes of aluminium cans, 569 tonnes of paper, 44 tonnes of plastic, 159 tonnes of glass, four tonnes of Tetrapak beverage cartons and 10 tonnes of batteries.
The organisation regularly conducts recycling campaigns to collect material such as aluminium cans, paper, plastic, glass, tetrapak beverage cartons, batteries, mobile phones and printer toners.
Al Marashi urged residents and commercial establishments to participate in the organisation’s “Clean-Up UAE” campaign, saying that the recycling culture must be inculcated into the community.
The Clean-Up UAE campaign will be held on Dec.12.
“We strongly advocate the importance of recycling and saving trees. Our focus is to ensure the involvement of public sectors, private organisations, academic institution as well as families and individuals,” she said.
“These programmes aim to look beyond the mere separation of waste material and build the capacity of the youth of the country and expose them to the concept of recycling in order to achieve a sustainable and green future,” she elaborated.
Recycling culture
According to her, recycling culture among youth is very important as the individual consumption behaviour represents the most significant change in the availability of natural resources.
“Human behaviour and actions more often than not adversely affect the environment in the form of pollution and contamination.
“This highlights the importance of increasing levels of awareness by educating individuals on their responsibility towards environmental preservation.
“Government organisations, businesses and academic institutions should come together to encourage the participation of the wider community in the conservation of the environment,” Al Marashi remarked.
She also emphasised the role of women in this regard and that they have a vital part in educating youth and education begins at home.
She explained that active participation in recycling campaigns resulted in collection of a total of 19 tonnes of aluminium cans, 569 tonnes of paper, 44 tonnes of plastic, 159 tonnes of glass, four tonnes of Tetrapak beverage cartons and 10 tonnes of batteries.
The organisation regularly conducts recycling campaigns to collect material such as aluminium cans, paper, plastic, glass, tetrapak beverage cartons, batteries, mobile phones and printer toners.
Al Marashi urged residents and commercial establishments to participate in the organisation’s “Clean-Up UAE” campaign, saying that the recycling culture must be inculcated into the community.
The Clean-Up UAE campaign will be held on Dec.12.
“We strongly advocate the importance of recycling and saving trees. Our focus is to ensure the involvement of public sectors, private organisations, academic institution as well as families and individuals,” she said.
“These programmes aim to look beyond the mere separation of waste material and build the capacity of the youth of the country and expose them to the concept of recycling in order to achieve a sustainable and green future,” she elaborated.
Recycling culture
According to her, recycling culture among youth is very important as the individual consumption behaviour represents the most significant change in the availability of natural resources.
“Human behaviour and actions more often than not adversely affect the environment in the form of pollution and contamination.
“This highlights the importance of increasing levels of awareness by educating individuals on their responsibility towards environmental preservation.
“Government organisations, businesses and academic institutions should come together to encourage the participation of the wider community in the conservation of the environment,” Al Marashi remarked.
She also emphasised the role of women in this regard and that they have a vital part in educating youth and education begins at home.
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