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Volunteers removing plastic from a sandy area as part of the Clean Up UAE campaign. Saturday's event officially marked
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the conclusion of EEG’s efforts in the ‘2017 Year of Giving’.
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Dubai: The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) and volunteers collected 21.75 tonnes of waste on Saturday under its
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Dubai Health Authority The EEG team was joined by 10,000 volunteers at Nad Al Sheba and the area near Dubai Outlet Mall.
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centre The campaign was sponsored by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and McDonald’s UAE. The supporting entities
DECEMBER 26, 2017 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
Dubai Municipality joins day and from Bee’ah, who provided the EEG with big waste skips for the collected waste and sent it for recycling.
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Al Mansouri said: “In adherence to the UAE Vision 2021’s objectives and targets, the Ministry of Economy is committed to
DECEMBER 26, 2017 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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family of 10 in Sana’a He added: “It was a perfect display of a combination of efforts of the government, private sector, civil society and
DECEMBER 26, 2017 community. I was delighted to see the commitment and dedication of families, corporates and others towards keeping
our environment clean, healthy and sustainable.
Murderer seeks early “It was especially humbling to see the student volunteers bring about real change by hands-on collaborative action at
release on medical the grass roots level. I congratulate EEG for the continuing success of this national campaign and for their efforts to
grounds advance a culture of environmental responsibility in the UAE.”
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Habiba Al Marashi, chairperson of EEG, said the role of the organisation to protect and preserve the environment has
been effective for 26 years. Saturday’s event officially marked the conclusion of EEG’s efforts in the ‘2017 Year of Giving’.
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Downtown Dubai gives testimony to the fact that environmental stewardship or commitment to the environment is a common concept
DECEMBER 26, 2017 that cuts across all barriers like class, sector, ethnicity, nationality, gender and age.”

The EEG has also provided entities with necessary support and materials to carry out the Clean Up UAE campaign
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with the collection of 63kg of waste.
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