The nearly 700 employees of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have recycled 656,315 plastic bottles and aluminium cans, equivalent to diverting 9.180 tonnes of waste from landfills since October 2022. DEWA provides smart machines to recycle plastic bottles and aluminium cans in some of its buildings. These machines are operated using DEWA’s Smart Office app for employees. The machine reads the QR code on the smart app, and the employee receives points for each recycling operation, entering a raffle draw to win valuable monthly prizes. Until the end of June 2024, DEWA honoured 70 employees for their recycling efforts.

According to the press statement, DEWA places great emphasis on environmental sustainability across all its projects and strives to raise awareness among its employees about the importance of adopting sustainable practices at home and in the workplace. This includes encouraging the recycling of plastic bottles and aluminium cans in line with the Dubai Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2021-2041, which promotes innovation in waste management and recycling, converting waste to energy, and providing practical solutions to environmental challenges. 

In line with its vision as a globally leading sustainable innovative corporation committed to achieving Net-Zero by 2050, DEWA organised 14 awareness activities for employees to highlight the importance of adopting sustainable practices, as per the release. This includes enhancing the efficiency of electricity and water consumption, limiting waste, reducing plastic use, and reusing and recycling plastic bottles and aluminium cans.