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World’s Largest e-Waste Recycling Facility Opens In Dubai

Dubai e-waste specialist Enviroserve has opened The Recycling Hub, the world’s largest e-waste recycling facility at a total cost of Dh120 million. Located at Dubai...

Emirates Airline Commits To Reducing Single-Use Plastic On Board

Emirates airline has made a network-wide commitment to reduce single-use plastics on board its aircraft. As of 1st June, eco-friendly paper straws have been...

Costa Rica To Become World’s First Carbon Neutral Country

Costa Rica is all set to become a model for global sustainability as it aims to become the world’s first carbon neutral country by...

Ministry Of Climate Change Bans Use Of Gargoor Fishing Nets In Abu Dhabi

The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MoCCAE, has issued Ministerial Resolution No.82 of 2019, which bans the use of gargoor nets in...

‘Green’ Paint On UAE Projects To Absorb Carbon Emissions

Soon enough, all infrastructure projects in the country will be painted "green", not the colour but the eco-friendly kind of green. The Ministry of...

Recycled Rubber To Be Used In Paving UAE Roads: Ministry

For the first time in the UAE, a federal road will be paved with 'rubber asphalt' - a concrete material mixed with rubber from...

Etihad Airways Flies World’s First Flight Using Fuel Made In UAE From Plants Grown...

The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), a non-profit entity established by Masdar Institute that is part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, today...

DEWA To Develop Floating Solar Power Plants In Arabian Gulf

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has issued a request for proposal, RFP, for appointing consultants to study, develop and construct floating solar photovoltaic...

Mohamed bin Zayed Approves Dh1bn Of Incentives To Create Global AgTech Centre

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has approved...

UAE Could Be A Hotspot For Bird Lovers

According to BirdLife International, every autumn over two billion birds channel through the Middle East from Europe and Central Asia on their way down...