Incepted in 1997, the Can Collection Campaign was the 1st environmental community action programme launched by EEG to support the Leadership’s vision of becoming a more sustainable economy. Since inception until the end of 2022, EEG has collected 378,083 kg of used Aluminium cans, which led to the mitigation of 5,675 MT CO2e, saved 86,046 Million BTU of energy and 9,178 m3 of landfill space. As reflected by the collections, a positive direction has transpired in our society. In 2022, we witnessed tremendous participation wherein we collected a total of 25,474 kg of Aluminium cans from 4,138 participating entities, exceeding the target of 20,000 kg.
Hoping to break records again, we call on all our participants to actively participate in our upcoming ‘Can Collection Day’ scheduled to be held on 26th February 2023.
EEG is grateful to Sharlu Lubricants for coming on board as Support sponsors for the campaign, Dubai Municipality, RAK Ceramics, American International School – Abu Dhabi for providing the venue support, the Department of Economy & Tourism and Dubai Sustainable Tourism for helping us circulate the message; Abela & Co, McDonald’s UAE, Bright Environment, ISS relocations, and Tristar for providing logistical support, Gulf News, AlCircle as our media partners who supported this campaign, and last but not least, Lucky Recycling for coming on board as the recycling partner.
The action-packed day aims to engage participants from all over UAE who come together to reduce carbon emissions and promote a circular way of living.
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