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EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme drives record recycling success with Sparklo
Sparklomat machine. Image Courtesy: Sparklo
EAD’s Bottle Return Scheme drives record recycling
success with Sparklo
Sparklo Collected Over 23 million Recyclables in 2024
Press Release
April 30, 2025
Abu Dhabi: 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.
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