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circular economy
How one UAE startup is changing consumer habits by rewarding those who recycle
Sparklo not only recycled 33 million bottles, but also rewards those who recycle with discounts on groceries, utility payments, car charging, and more as an incentive for recycling
COP28
UAE’s Zero Carbon Ventures secures $5mn seed funding
Zero Carbon Ventures welcomes UAE’s Sheikh Ahmed Mana Khalifa Al Maktoum as strategic investor and Chairman
Aluminum Cans
Sparklo drives sustainability by installing 1,000 AI-powered reverse vending machines in MENA
By processing recyclables through the company’s AI-driven Sparklomats, MENA’s residents get points that can later be exchanged for rewards
AI
UAE to use AI to boost bin collections
UAE waste collection firm turns to high-tech solutions to clearing out rubbish
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi reveals new all-electric lorries for green waste management
Abu Dhabi’s Tadweer unveiled the new all-electric Renault lorry
Abu Dhabi
UAE reveals first 100% electric waste management trucks
The Renault truck will be used by Tadweer in Abu Dhabi
Boston Consulting Group
GCC requires up to $85 billion investments to achieve sustainable waste management in the region, says new study
This investment would cover design, collection, sorting, and recycling investment across these four key waste streams, said the study by BCG in collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
clean energy
World’s largest waste-to-energy project in Dubai is 85 percent complete
Once fully operational, the plant will feed the local electricity grid with 215MWh of clean energy, which would roughly power 135,000 homes for a whole year
Abu Dhabi
EWEC, Tadweer issues RFPs for Abu Dhabi waste-to-energy power project
Proposals from qualified bidders in EoI round are expected to be received by the end of Q4 2022
Artificial intelligence
UAE approves 22 policies to accelerate shift to circular economy
UAE Circular Economy Council’s policies will focus on four main sectors of manufacturing, food, infrastructure and transport
Biodiversity
Phase 1 of Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Gate masterplan achieves Platinum LEED sustainability pre-certification
The LEED precertification shows that sustainability has been integrated into every aspect of Diriyah Gate’s planning, design, construction, and operation phases
electricity storage
H2 Industries, Madayn to develop $1.4 billion waste-to-hydrogen plant in Oman
The green hydrogen produced at the facility in Oman can be sold and transported for international use or, alternatively, H2 Industries can create low-cost synthetic diesel (eDiesel) or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with the captured CO2
circular economy
Dulsco commissions waste-to-energy plant at Expo 2020 Dubai site to divert 85 percent waste from landfills
The Dulsco waste-to-energy plant has the capacity to process more than 70,000 tonnes of waste, which is the equivalent of diverting 7,000 garbage trucks away from landfill
clean energy
Dubai Municipality marks 62 percent construction completion on world’s largest waste treatment facility
Occupying a total area of more than 400,000 square metres, the plant will have an operational capacity to process 1.9 million tonnes of waste annually, which will be converted into energy resources
Agriculture
How PepsiCo is driving sustainability and inclusivity in Saudi
Leading food and beverage manufacturer is a committed partner in the kingdom’s Vision 2030 and its goal to safeguard the environment and drive inclusivity, reaffirms Eugene Willemsen, CEO, Africa, Middle East, South Asia at PepsiCo
Bee'ah HQ Sharjah
UAE’s Bee’ah on the hunt for deals as it moves beyond waste
CEO says company is working on acquisitions to ‘grow and scale up’