The culture of waste management is developing rapidly. Until the 2000s, we hardly knew about the importance of sorting, nor about the separate disposal of hazardous waste, nor about incineration. And although incineration as a method of waste disposal appeared a long time ago (the first factories in New York were established in 1895), only […]
Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), issued a decision regulating procedures covering the issuance of environmental permits in the special economic zones and free zones in the Sultanate, Oman Obsever reports. Lubna bint Hamoud al Sabariyah (pictured), Environmental Specialist at the Public […]
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sunday announced it has joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC’s) Sports for Climate Action initiative as it reinforces its commitment to reducing its environmental impact, Gulf-Times reports. By becoming a signatory to the Sports for Climate Action Framework, the QOC has promised to play an active […]
Pedestrianization of the streets stimulates the attendance of food establishments located on this streets. This conclusion was reached by analysts of the American platform for finding Yelp services, according to Bloomberg CityLab. During the coronavirus pandemic, many cities began to block some streets from car traffic. Such streets are called “open”, “slow”, “healthy”, “safe” and […]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given utmost attention to climate change in the framework of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s unprecedented interest paid to the environment sector. This was evident with the establishment of a Ministry for the Environment, Saudi Gazette reports. In addition, a royal approval has been issued […]
The Shoura Council approved in April the draft Waste Management Law, Saudi Gazette reports. The provisions of the law include penalties for waste disposal violations such as maximum 10 years of imprisonment or SR30 million in fine or of both. The draft law consists of 38 articles aimed to regulate the activities of waste collection, […]
Invisible plastic is a significant part of the millions of tons of plastic that end up in landfills and oceans every year. Therefore, nowadays we should constantly ask ourselves the question “is there plastic in this?”. Burners Cigarette filters are one of the most common types of waste in the world. During the cleaning of […]
Which product do you think the US exported the most in 2017? The correct answer is “waste”. For all those who encourage people to sort more, and especially for those who say “as in Europe / America” we want to tell a little about what’s happening in the world of waste. (And thanks to O-Zero […]
The Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), which operates under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, held its second virtual meeting for 2021. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, chaired the meeting, WAM reports. The meeting highlighted the updates of the 3rd […]
The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah has concluded the sixth edition of “Al-Ghaf, the Sustainable Tree” initiative under the slogan “Al-Ghaf is in my Environment”, WAM reports. There are 126 private and public schools participating in the initiative in cooperation with the Emirates Foundation for School Education. EPAA also announced winners from […]
