UAE Business: Dubai Airports to divert 60pc DXB’s waste from landfills by mid-2023 – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Dubai Airports to divert 60pc DXB’s waste from landfills by mid-2023 – Gulf Digital News

Dubai Airports said it is marking the World Environment Day by kicking off a new waste management initiative that will play an integral role delivering on its commitment to keep 60% of all waste from Dubai International (DXB) from entering landfills by the middle of 2023.

The innovative new food waste plan was created in partnership with Dubai Airports’ waste management partner Beeah Group, the Sharjah-based sustainability pioneer.

As part of the new programme, the Dubai airport operator has implemented an innovative food waste treatment plan which is expected to capture and compost more than 2,000 tonnes of food waste annually from food and beverage outlets, lounges and hotels across DXB terminals and concourses.

Decomposing food waste in landfills results in the emission of methane gas which is 72 times more harmful to the environment than CO2.

It uses a special high-tech biodigester compost system installed in multiple locations across DXB that dramatically increases the speed at which food waste breaks down and becomes reusable compost and clean wastewater.

The DXB waste diversion strategy is designed to sustain a resilient waste management system that identifies the least economic, environmental, and social impact methods to capture, treat, reuse, or recycle all forms of waste.

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