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WASTE MANAGEMENT-
SCZone’s waste management initiative kicks off: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), Antipollution Egypt, and the Egyptian Company for Supplies have signed a contract to provide waste management services at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, according to a statement. The contract also includes supervision of waste disposal by Antipollution Egypt and recycling marine waste. The efforts will be expanded to the South entrance.
In the works for a while: News of the initiative broke last April regarding a new waste management system aimed at reducing waste dumping from ships. The system will ensure no ship crosses the canal with solid or liquid waste onboard. The Egyptian Marine Supply and Contracting company — affiliated with the Ministry of Transport — will oversee contractors hired to collect waste from the passing ships and provide a legal umbrella for its handling.
About Antipollution Egypt: SCZone and Greek waste management company Antipollution — a subsidiary of marine services company V Group — agreed to form the joint stock company last March to establish a waste treatment plant in Egypt’s SCZone. The waste treatment facility will process fluid and soluble waste collected from vessels transiting through the Suez Canal to be repurposed as part of Egypt’s efforts to boost its blue economy.
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- RWU + Positive Zero launch solar carport: Bahrain’s Royal University for Women and Dubai-based decarbonization firm Positive Zero — a merger between solar company SirajPower, energy efficiency firm Taka Solutions — have partnered to install a 3.75 MW solar station on the university’s campus. The project will be designed, installed, operated, and maintained by Positive Zero for 30 years and will begin operations later this year. Synergy Solar was awarded the EPC. (Statement)
- Henkel runs on 100% renewable energy: Henkel Adhesive Technologies has transitioned all its manufacturing sites in the Middle East and Africa to 100% renewable electricity offsetting nearly 10k tons of CO2 emissions annually. The initiative includes the use of on-site solar installations and external renewable sources like hydroelectric and wind energy across six countries. (Statement)
