Gulf’s recycling industry grows with mega-projects

Gulf’s recycling industry grows with mega-projects

The volume of Gulf construction projects will increase the use of recycled materials, the head of the Bureau of Middle East Recycling has told AGBI.  Ibrahim Aboura, who is also managing director of Aboura Metals in Dubai and a committee chairman of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), added that it will also raise the […]

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The volume of Gulf construction projects will increase the use of recycled materials, the head of the Bureau of Middle East Recycling has told AGBI. 

Ibrahim Aboura, who is also managing director of Aboura Metals in Dubai and a committee chairman of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), added that it will also raise the profile of the recycling industry.

The sector is benefitting from all the mega and giga-projects across the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, he said.

Neom, the urban area being built in Saudi Arabia’s northwestern Tabuk Province, plans to achieve zero waste-to-landfill by 2030. It also aims to use predominantly recycled and recyclable materials. 

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