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EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme Drives Record Recycling Success with Sparklo - Middle East News 247

EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme Drives Record Recycling

Success with Sparklo

By PR News Desk 30/04/2025

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 kilograms of plastic and 18,000 kilograms of aluminium. The cumulative impact of this

initiative has prevented over 3.5 million kilograms of CO₂ emissions, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s ambitious goal
of a 22 per cent carbon emissions reduction by 2027. In a single-day milestone, one Sparklomat processed
more than 8,500 items, setting a record for individual unit performance.

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