In accordance with efforts to promote sustainability, the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) recently arranged its 20th annual Can Collection Day campaign. Greater than 150 entities from throughout the UAE, standing for from every segment of the society signed up with the ecological friendly nation-wide initiative. Surpassing its annual target of recycling 27,000 kg of aluminum containers for the year 2016, it has established an enthusiastic target to recycle 28,000 kg of canisters by the end of the year.

The successful Could Collection Day demonstrates support for the 'Year of Offering' directive by H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, by uniting individuals of the UAE to construct a sustainable country. The project holds special value each time when countries are joining initiatives to decrease various negative environmental impacts via waste decrease and recycling to have a positive impact on environment change and pollution control.

Habiba Al Marashi, Chairperson of the Emirates Environmental Group commended the initiatives, commitment and teamwork of the government agencies, resorts, personal organizations, academic establishments, and family members towards the collection of the aluminum cans. Stating the continuity of the yearly project, she stressed that it has actually been slow paced and requires participation from all fields of the culture to maintain the environment. She additionally claimed that the UAE has taken a lead in the area of lasting advancement in the last few years; however, there is a pushing should urge numerous sectors to go green.

With completion of the Could Collection Day and with the cumulative initiatives of the participants, EEG has actually been able to reuse a total amount of 4,200 kg of light weight aluminum. Via this collection, the organization has actually taken care of to minimize 63 MTCO2e discharges, conserved 102 m3 of garbage dump area and 956 BTU of energy. While continuing to introduce different campaigns throughout the year, EEG advises the community to realize the benefits of recycling and job towards accomplishing the overall purpose of absolutely no waste in landfills.

"These numbers speak for themselves and EEG encourages every government company, private entity, community, and person in the nation to make a favorable payment for the well-being our planet," wrapped up Al Mar'ashi.

The yearly project saw the dedication and participation of the various government bodies, academic establishments and companies. Al Mar'ashi shared her appreciation to Drink Packaging AMEA for coming on board as Official Enrollers and Del Monte Arabia as campaign Co-Sponsors. EEG likewise extends its gratitude of the assistance to the Public Parks and Horticulture Division - Dubai Town, Ajman Tourism Growth Division, Al Hamra Shopping center, the American International School - Abu Dhabi, Radisson Blu Resort - Sharjah, Abela & Co., Al Futtaim Carillion, McDonald's UAE, Blue (a member of Al Serkal Group), Interserve International, Khansaheb Civil Engineering, Tristar Group, United Metal Industrial Co. LLC and Lucky Recycling Ltd.

Since the beginning of the Could Collection Project in 1997, EEG has actually accumulated over 278,339 kg of light weight aluminum cans and stopped disposal of these valuable recyclables to land fills, then saving 6,757 m3 of landfill area and mitigating 4,178 MTCO2 exhausts. An advancement for the UAE, in regards to community based recycling programmes, via its enduring campaign which is now in its 20th year milestone to advertise and support the aluminum coulds recycling industry and even more importantly to lower power intake, GHG reductions, and to draw away the waste mosting likely to the garbage dumps.