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12/26/2017 Clean Up UAE drive collects 21 tonnes of waste | ZAWYA MENA Edition
#ENVIRONMENT | 16 DECEMBER, 2017
Clean Up UAE drive collects 21

tonnes of waste

EEG and volunteers gather waste from two Dubai sites for recycling

Staff Writer, Gulf News

The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and volunteers collected 21.75 tonnes of waste on

Saturday under its Clean Up UAE drive.

The event was held under the patronage of Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy.

The EEG team was joined by 10,000 volunteers at Nad Al Sheba and the area near Dubai Outlet
Mall.

The campaign was sponsored by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and McDonald’s UAE.
The supporting entities included Almarai and Mai Dubai, among others, and EEG’s media

partner Gulf News.

The EEG received further support from Dubai Police, which ensured the smooth running of the
transportation on the day and from Bee’ah, who provided the EEG with big waste skips for the

collected waste and sent it for recycling.

Al Mansouri said: “In adherence to the UAE Vision 2021’s objectives and targets, the Ministry of
Economy is committed to supporting programmes that promote sustainable development and helps
the country to balance economic growth and social development. So it was a great pleasure for me
to be present at the Clean Up UAE campaign organised by [EEG].”

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