EcoWaste’s MENA Municipalities Roundtable to Share Best Practices in Sustainable Urban Waste Management
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
The Middle East and North Africa’s urban waste volume doubling by 2025 is straining budgets and forcing governments to reinvent strategies, experts announced today in advance of EcoWaste’s MENA Municipalities Roundtable.
By 2025, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s daily urban waste is set to reach 369,320 tons, more than double from 2012, according to a World Bank report.
Properly managing urban waste can reduce long-term costs and improve health, according to Tadweer, the Center for Waste Management – Abu Dhabi.
On 19 January 2016, the MENA Municipalities Roundtable will host government and waste management experts in sharing best practices in strategies, public-private partnerships, and technology innovations.
The second edition of the invite-only MENA Municipalities Roundtable will expand from GCC countries to include Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco.
EcoWaste, in strategic partnership with Tadweer, will be held from 18-21 January 2016 as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, hosted by Masdar. EcoWaste is set to host more than 4,500 visitors, and 50 exhibiting companies from 17 countries.
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About Tadweer
Tadweer was established by the Government of Abu Dhabi in 2008 in an effort to become recognized as a global leader in sustainable and integrated solid waste management. The Center is the lead agency responsible for controlling and coordinating waste management activities throughout the Emirate. This includes implementing a comprehensive waste management strategy set to be fully implemented by 2030, and all aspects of service delivery required to establish a fully integrated waste management system in the emirate.
For more information on Tadweer, please visit: www.tadweer.ae
About EcoWASTE
EcoWASTE is a leading international platform for advancing sustainable waste management and recycling across MENA and beyond. Seeing waste as a valuable economic resource, EcoWASTE brings together leading local and international experts and providers with key buyers and decision makers. Showcasing the latest innovations and technologies, enabling the exchange of best practice, and opening-up new business opportunities, it plays an important role in helping municipal authorities, industry and large corporations to meet ambitious recycling and landfilling targets. Held annually at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, EcoWaste is hosted by Masdar, and held in partnership with Tadweer.
For more information on EcoWASTE, please visit www.ecowaste.ae
About Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is the ground-breaking global forum that unites thought leaders, policy makers and investors to address the challenges of renewable energy and sustainable development. With the global population set to reach nine billion by 2050, ADSW promotes collaborative thinking and development to accelerate the sustainable solutions needed to support rapid economic and population growth. An Abu Dhabi Government initiative, ADSW is the largest gathering on sustainability in the Middle East and a significant forum in stimulating the international dialogue and action.
For more information on Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, please visit www.abudhabisustainabilityweek.com.
