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Sustainable management and recycling of greasy waste |
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by Arushi Madan | 21-09-2015 03:01
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Oils and fats leaking into the sewerage systems can block the drainage pipes which can cause environmental disasters and even affect public health. Thus efforts have been made by Dubai municipality to preserve the public health. Dubai Municipality made a sustainable plan for the collection, transfer and recycling of waste oils and other lubricants. Dubai Municipality had allowed 28 accredited companies for transporting the oil and grease waste collected in the traps installed at restaurants and hotels to the oil recycling plant. These services are offered at a reasonable price affordable by food facilities in order to ensure environmental sustainability for those living in the emirate of Dubai. The Dubai Municipality has collected a staggering 50million gallons of oil, grease, fat and waste food from the emirate's sewage network and got them recycled into raw materials for soap, wax/ candles, cosmetics ,bio-fuels etc.This is called composting of greasy waste and involves anaerobic digestion. Under the local order and the administrative ordinance, all establishments which deal in oils and grease were bound to fix gully traps as part of the sewage network on the basis of the fact that oils and greases often float on the surface of the gully trap. Hence it is easy to collect these oils and separate them away from the sewage network section to ensure the flow of the sewers in the sewage pipeline network, and ensure there are no oils that hinder the move of the sewers.The sewers are gushed out through the sewage stations . The Envirol Oil Treatment Plant recycles oils and grease and help maintain a safe and sustainable environment for the residents in the emirate. Sources : Gulf News , Khaleej Times |
 
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7 Comments
Hello arushi
I hope you are doing wellp
Great report
Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 30-05-2020 20:29
Dubai Municipality is really taking a lot of effort in making Dubai a greener place to live! Hats of to the Dubai Municipality!
good report.Keep it up
Posted 04-11-2015 01:13
Here is next amazing initiative of Dubai Municipality, recycling greasy waste at affordable cost is amazing :)
Thank you for sharing this great initiative with us dear Arushi sister :)
Posted 22-09-2015 12:17
Dubai Municipality always takes such green initiatives for the betterment of environment.Thanks for sharing,Arushi.
Posted 22-09-2015 00:55
No wonder Dubai municipality has a policy like this! Always on top of the green economy. Thanks for the information, Arushi. :)
Posted 21-09-2015 10:39
That is very clever and sustainable. Thanks for sharing!!! =)
Posted 21-09-2015 10:02
In many areas of UAE, especially areas of high population pressure such as Dubai, the waste oils generated at restaurants,numerous other eating joints and even at hotel kitchens are discarded in alarming quantities:(This innovative initiative of The Municipality offers a safe as well as a useful method of disposal of such wastes. Thanks for the informative report, Arushi:)
Posted 21-09-2015 03:11