"Rotate" …Leadership in waste management and promoting sustainability
Abu Dhabi, January 15 / WAM / The Tadweer Group seeks to bring about a radical change in waste management and extract value from it to achieve a sustainable environment, by reducing waste, promoting recycling, and implementing policies that support the circular economy.
Ali Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and CEO of Tadweer Group, said in statements to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, on the sidelines of the activities of the 11th edition of the “EcoWest” exhibition and conference, which is held within the activities of the World Future Energy Summit during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, that when addressing the issue of the impact of policies Waste management on the environment in the region. We find that the main goals of waste management are shared at the level of the Emirates in general and Abu Dhabi in particular, and even in the Gulf countries in general.
He explained that the main goal is to achieve the highest percentage of diverting industrial solid waste or generated by companies away from landfills, which contributes to preserving the environment and reducing dependence on landfills and landfills, in addition to recovering the highest possible value from these materials in line with the diversity in alternative energy production. .
He pointed out that successful examples in this field include stations for converting waste into electrical energy, and recycling some products such as wood, plastic, tires, and used cooking oils.
Regarding the most important challenges facing the Tadweer Group in the field of waste management, Al Dhaheri explained that there are challenges at the operational and organizational levels, and the group views these challenges as opportunities to work with strategic partners to transform them into opportunities to change the current situation towards a more sustainable future.
He stated that sorting at the source is one of the most prominent challenges facing the entire world, adding that the more society is aware of the importance of sorting at the source, the more effective the infrastructure becomes in making the most of recycling materials, and the sorted materials must be free of contamination with organic materials or food waste. , which represents a major challenge at the operational level.
Al Dhaheri confirmed that Tadweer Group works, through intensive awareness programs throughout the year in cooperation with schools, government institutions and shopping centres, to enhance and increase awareness about the importance of sorting at the source.
He explained that “extended producer responsibility” is a concept that allows producers to participate in bearing the expenses of managing the waste resulting from their products, whether electronics, consumer goods, or food. The goal is to transform the recycling sector into a profitable and sustainable sector, so that it is in need of government support and enhances business continuity. In recycling to achieve a sustainable circular economy.
Regarding the most important criteria that “Tadweer” adopts to evaluate the success of waste management programs, Al Dhaheri said that the group is focusing on the extent to which modern technology is currently available and converting it from pilot projects to commercial production, and is also studying how the value of reusable materials can be raised to the highest possible level. Using the latest methods and technologies, whether in sorting from the source or after obtaining the materials.
The Tadweer Group aims to achieve a sustainable circular economy, by making the most of waste, reducing dependence on landfills, and adopting the latest technology in waste management. It also attaches great importance to community awareness and implementing policies that enhance the sharing of responsibility among all parties.
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