Abu Dhabi: Adnoc-Distribution and Borouge signed an agreement on Sunday to provide consumer waste segregation and collection facilities for the purpose of recycling at Adnoc service stations throughout the country.
The agreement is also in recognition of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) World Environment Day which was celebrated on Saturday.
Adnoc-Distribution is a marketer and distributor of petroleum products and services within the UAE, and Borouge is a provider of innovative plastics solutions manufactured at its petrochemical complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.
Pilot projects
The scheme will initially include the segregation and collection of plastics, metal and paper waste for recycling and will be piloted at several service stations during the second half of 2010.
Collection is the first step in the recycling process and leads to the processing of used materials into new products.
As a result, recycling prevents wastage of potentially useful materials and reduces the need for conventional waste disposal facilities like "land-fills". It also reduces the potential dangers and ugly sight of litter in the environment. Together with reuse and recovery, recycling is an effective method of handling consumer waste.
The programme will also create awareness and highlight the role of society in eliminating litter and handling waste.
Borouge is a joint venture between Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), one of the world's largest oil and gas companies and owner of Adnoc-Distribution.
Tender: innovation centre
Borouge, a chemical and innovative plastics joint venture of Adnoc and Borealis, said it awarded a Dh260 million ($70.8 million) contract to Associated Construction and Investments Company to build its Innovation Centre in Abu Dhabi, according to an e-mailed statement sent yesterday.
