Tadweer Organizes Field Visit for ADVETI Students to Promote Environmental Awareness

Hosts Awareness Lecture at Sheikha Bint Saroor School as Part of Environment Week Activities

Abu Dhabi-UAE: 25 November, 2014 -The Center for Waste Management - Abu Dhabi (Tadweer) hosted a field visit for a group of female students from the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute (ADVETI).

The visit, which included a tour of Tadweer’s plastic recycling plant, mmedical waste incinerator andtire recyclingfactory,provided students with an insight into the operating mechanisms of Tadweer’s recycling facilities, as well as their capacitiesand stages ofthe recycling process.

Briefing the students aboutTadweer’sservices andadvancedfacilities, the Tadweer teamoffered useful tips onwaste reduction, reuse and segregation at source.Students were alsourged to join hands with Tadweer in its efforts toreduce all types of waste in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Abdul RahmanAl Blooshi, Acting Executive Director, Strategyand Business Development, Tadweer, said:"We hosted the field visit for ADVETI students as part of our school awareness program, which articulates our priority to collaborate with higher education institutionsin Abu Dhabi to promote environmental awareness. Through such initiatives, we seekto enrich students’ understandingofthe importance ofwastemanagement latest methodologies and practices,towards achievingsustainability andpreserving natural resources."

“The school awarenessprogramaims to cultivate a sense ofsocialresponsibility and promote the principles of three R’s among thestudents. In addition tohighlightingpublic hygienicpractices, the programalsoinvites schools to join the‘Sustainable Schools’ initiativein collaboration withthe Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi,”Al Blooshiadded.

Continuing with its Environment Week initiatives, Tadweer also hostedan awareness lecture atSheikhaBintSaroorSchool in Abu Dhabi.During the event, a short film on Tadweer was screened to outlinethe company’s integrated waste management services and facilities, whilepromoting awarenessonthe importance ofwaste segregation atsource.
Commenting on the lecture, Fatima Al Harmoudi, Public Awareness Officer at Tadweer,said:“Tadweer pursues an active strategyin its efforts to create an environmentally-awaregeneration in Abu Dhabi through cultivating the principlesof environmental conservation. In organizing this lecture, our aim is to enable students to take up their responsibilityin maintaining a cleaner and healthier environment in theemiratethrough participating in classroom-based activities. As part of our sessions, we also place strongemphasis onthe role ofteachers in promotingappropriatepractices among students with regard to waste segregation, reuse and reduction. This is todiscourage them from the habit of littering and random dumping.”

In collaborationwith its strategic partners, Tadweer pursues an active strategy in applying sustainable waste management practices such as waste reduction at source and waste reuse and recycling. To educate the public about the importance of waste reduction and recycling, Tadweer conducts a series of public outreach programs to complement its year-round initiatives and campaigns.