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Clean-up:: Trash collection drive this week
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is organising a Clean Up UAE Campaign on December 18 in more than 44 locations spread out across all the seven emirates. Over 20,000 individuals, families and organisations are expected to take part.
Dubai: The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is organising a Clean Up UAE Campaign on December 18 in more than 44 locations spread out across all the seven emirates. Over 20,000 individuals, families and organisations are expected to take part.
Groups of volunteers will gather together to pick up trash like plastic bottles, wrappers, and any other daily waste that people throw away. Most of the waste will be recycled.
For more information on how to sign up visit:
www.eeg-uae.org.
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