Tetra Pak Arabia hires ‘green’ boss

zoom

The food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak Arabia has appointed Mohammed Angawi as its environment manager.

Based in Jeddah, Angawi will be responsible for driving Tetra Pak Arabia's post-consumer beverage carton recycling initiative across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf in partnership with local paper mills, waste management companies, municipalities, NGOs and government authorities.

In his new role, Angawi will be working towards continuously improving Tetra Pak's environmental performance, based on the company's environmental policy, and ensuring that global standard practices are implemented and adhered to.

Backed by its motto ‘Protects What's Good, Tetra Pak strives to provide environmentally sound products to millions of people worldwide and in the region by sourcing its carton fibre from renewable sources and increasingly recycling its post consumer cartons.

Globally Tetra Pak is committed to reaching 25% of recycling targets this year and reducing their CO₂ commissions by 10% by 2010.

Tetra Pak Arabia's factory in Jeddah, which is certified with environmental standards such as the ISO 14000, recycles 100% of their factory waste, and further ascertains the clearance of their hazardous waste to disposal companies approved by the Government in Saudi Arabia.

Print | Email | Discuss this article |

USER COMMENTS (0 COMMENTS)

POST A COMMENT

CLICK HERE TO POST A COMMENT

Add your Comment All posts are sent to the administrator for review and are published only after approval. ArabianBusiness.com reserves the right to remove any comment at any time for any reason. Please keep your responses appropriate and on topic.
Name *
Remember me on this computer
Email *	(Your email address will not be published)
City
Country
Subject *
Comment *
Notify me of further comments
Security Code *
Please click post only once - your comment will not be published immediately.