UAE: More than 45 volunteers from Emirates Global Aluminium took part in the annual clean-up of the beach next to the company’s site in Al Taweelah ahead of the nesting season of the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle. The volunteers removed about 1,200 kilogrammes of waste washed up from the sea. Also, read – Critically-endangered Hawksbill turtles […]
DUBAI: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment (MOCCAE) inaugurated UAE’s first waste to feed project that will upcycle organic waste into high-quality products. The venture by innovative homegrown startup Circa Biotech farms black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, fed by food leftovers before being turned into animal proteins, organic fertilisers, and […]
The winter holidays are a great time for rest, relaxation, and spending more time with loved ones. However, gift-giving can involve a lot of waste and forgetting what our priorities are as citizens. As per data In the US, people throw 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day! There are plenty of […]
Dubai: The Swiss pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is hosting a waste management exhibition entitled “No Time To Waste” to showcase circular economy solutions on managing and recycling waste to generate value. The exhibition is running until December 10, 2021. The exhibition serves as an opportunity to showcase Switzerland’s innovative solutions on how waste can […]
DUBAI: Eurofragance has introduced a unique sustainable perfume made from wood waste L’ me du Bois™ at Beautyworld Middle East in Dubai, one of the world’s leading beauty trade shows. This new perfumery ingredient is significant as it is made from wood waste that has been naturally upcycled into a precious raw material. This new […]
With more plastic than personal protective equipment (PPE), Thailand is turning discarded bottles into protective clothing to be used in the fight against COVID-19. They take millions of plastic bottles, shred them, and then turn them into threads used to weave into fabrics that are eventually used to create PPEs. As the pandemic continues to […]
