Officials from the Centre of Waste Management visit the Bee'ah Waste Management Centre for cooperation and knowledge exchange

Bee'ah - the Middle East's leading and award-winning integrated environmental and waste management company - welcomed the General Manager of the CWM, His Excellency Mohamed Al Hameli, along with Mr. John Schneider, Contracts Manager of CWM, Mr. Mohsen Al Hariry, Contracts Manager of CWM and Mr. Khaled Albloushi, GM Office Manager of CWM, at the Bee'ah Waste Management Centre in Al Saj'ah where they met with Mr. Khaled Al Huraimel, Chief Executive Officer of Bee'ah and Bee'ah's senior management team. The delegates were given a presentation and a site tour of the state-of-the-art technologies adopted by Bee'ah for the first time in the Middle East.

The visit was set to enhance the cooperation between Bee'ah and the Centre of Waste Management, to strengthen their collaborative efforts to improve the environment of the UAE, and to exchange knowledge and experience around potential areas of legislation, regulations, joint efforts and development of environmental awareness programmes.

"The Emirate of Sharjah's goal is to reach zero-waste to landfill by 2015, and we have put in place several facilities and programmes to meet that goal, including the largest Material Recovery Facility in the Middle East, as well as the Residential Recycling programme extending throughout the city of Sharjah with educational and awareness training. said Al Huraimel. "We are very proud to show representatives from our neighbouring Emirate the substantial progress that we, at Bee'ah, have achieved in the last five years to become a leading example of environmental change, and are keen to begin working with the Centre of Waste Management and exchange our experiences together on our journey towards zero-waste throughout both our Emirates."

Earlier this month, Bee'ah was awarded the prestigious Facilities Management Award as well as the Frost and Sullivan Award for 'Best Waste Management Company of the Year' in the Middle East, in recognition of its achievements in advanced waste management infrastructure put into place since 2007.

Bee'ah's WMC represents an entirely new approach, in the region, to managing waste and includes a number of industrial, commercial and residential waste diversion operations and facilities. The WMC houses the Material Recovery Facility, the Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Facility, the Tyre Recycling Facility, the compost plant, and other recycling facilities.