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EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme Drives

Record Recycling Success with Sparklo

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Sparklo Collected Over 23 Million Recyclables in 2024

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Abu Dhabi, April 2025: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the largest
environmental regulator in the Middle East, has made remarkable strides in its

commitment to sustainability through the Abu Dhabi Single-Use Plastic Policy. As part of
this initiative, the EAD-led Bottle Return Scheme, launched in 2023, has seen

unprecedented success in recovering more than 2,000 tonnes of bottles. The scheme has
significantly advanced recycling efforts across the emirate, empowering residents to adopt

responsible waste disposal habits.

The Agency has collaborated with several partners from the retail industry, waste
operators and cleantech providers and, with EAD’s strategic oversight, Sparklo, a

cleantech leader, has deployed more than 100 Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs), known
as Sparklomats, across Abu Dhabi, offering convenient return access points for plastic

bottles and aluminium cans.

As a direct result of this initiative, an impressive 23 million recyclables were collected in
2024 alone, including over 544,000 kilogrammes of plastic and 18,000 kilogrammes of

aluminium. The cumulative impact of this initiative has prevented over 3.5 million kg of
CO₂ emissions, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s ambitious goal of a 22 per cent carbon emissions

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