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EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme Drives Record Recycling

Success with Sparklo

01/05/2025

Sparklo Collected Over 23 million Recyclables in 2024

Abu Dhabi, April 30, 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 CO? emissions, aligning with Abu Dhabi’s ambitious goal of a 22 per
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