Enviroserve UAE, a global leader in the distribution of specific niche waste and ecological options, has authorized an arrangement with Dubai Wholesale City for the construction of a 228,000 sq ft electronic devices and specialized waste recycling plant at Dubai Industrial Park, the committed commercial hub within Dubai Wholesale City.

The signatories included Abdulla Belhoul, President of Dubai Wholesale City, and Stuart Fleming, Group Chief Executive Officer of Enviroserve UAE. Backed by the Swiss Government Export Financing Company, the AED120 million project represents one of the largest international straight financial investments in the area of environmental administration in the UAE. The center will function as the region's biggest facility of experience for electronic waste management in the Middle East.

The first plant-of- its-kind plant will recycle the entire range of end-of- life electrical and electronic equipment ranging from consumer and commercial to industrial and military appliances, such as air conditioners batteries, IT tools, household appliances, armed forces avionics and mobile phones. Furthermore, it will certainly reuse customized waste material, such as aerosol cans and lightbulbs, to come to be the only dedicated cooling agent reclaim facility in the UAE.

Expected to commence procedures by end-2017, Stage 1 of the plant will comprise state-of- the- art tools to procedure 39,000 tons of electronic waste annually.

Talking at the signing ceremony, Abdulla Belhoul stated: "At Dubai Industrial Park, we strongly support green remedies as part of our tactical commitment to advertising sustainable manufacturing and socially responsible methods. With an expanding number of business partners establishing procedures in our incorporated mega hub, this innovative recycling facility will include significant worth to advancing sustainable and natural growth in our community."

He included: "Our partnership with Enviroserve UAE shows how our world-class infrastructure and allied solutions aid our clients perfectly adapt to new market problems and opportunities. We are certain the project will spearhead the development of a sustainable electronic waste monitoring market in the region."

For his part, Stuart Fleming claimed "We are thrilled to sign up with hands with Dubai Industrial Park to progress waste monitoring solutions within this mega hub. Our new incorporated recycling plant will be a real game-changer in digital and customized waste recycling for Dubai and the bigger Middle East region. Making use of best-in- class modern technology, the famous facility will boost the sustainability activity in the region."

A pioneer in innovation in the recycling field, Enviroserve UAE uses lasting solutions that purely adhere to UAE laws, global criteria established by the United Nations Setting Programme, in addition to and the Waste of Electrical and Digital Devices Directive (WEEE Directive 2002/95/EC). Accredited to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements, Enviroserve's plant procedures have gained the stamp of approval from worldwide recognized auditing companies.

Enviroserve's choice to set up a state-of- the-art recycling center at Dubai Wholesale City comes with a time when a UN-sponsored research project has actually shown that the average UAE local generates 17.2 kilograms of e-waste each year. Totaling up to nearly 600,000 bunches in 2015, e-waste generation in the GCC region is expected to reach 900,000 tons in 2020.