Dubai’s Averda mulls source-segregated recycling facilities for plastic construction waste

Dubai’s Averda mulls source-segregated recycling facilities for plastic construction waste

The end-to-end waste management, treatment and recycling firm is conducting studies to gauge the pace of its fleet conversion to alternative energy sources.

Kamal disclosed that Averda is developing facilities to convert used cooking oil into biodiesel for use in trucks.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: What are your sustainability targets for 2022?

A: Averda is on a sustainability journey, similar to many of our customers and partners. We are publishing our first sustainability report this year, which is the cornerstone of our sustainability programme because it provides us with a baseline against which to plan and measure progress.

Some of our key targets include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions related to our waste collection vehicles, gender balance in key roles, more engagement with the communities in which we operate and supporting our frontline workers.

Q: What sustainability policies are you looking to introduce since Averda is present in many countries?

A: Some of our key policy projects include addressing affected communities, greenhouse gas mitigation, environmental performance, and the like. We have implemented an environmental and social management system to provide us with up-to-the-minute information about our impacts. We are rolling these policies out across all of our markets simultaneously because we believe in operating at the