Emirates Environmental Group , the leading organization in promoting the recycling culture throughout the UAE holds a plethora of recyclingcampaigns throughout the year. Working with all sectors of society public and private organizations, academic intitutions and families, EEG works towards a greener future for the UAE.

EEG has formulated short and valuable programs that give the students an opportunity to actively participate in EEG?s summer programs and provide a platform to show their enthusiasm and also fulfill their responsibility towards the country they live in. To that end, EEG rolled out ?The Neighborhood Recycling Project 2014?.

   This initiative was started four years ago, so as to give the student community an opportunity, to involve the people in their neighborhood, to start their own recycling initiative under the proper guidance of EEG.

     More than 25 years ago, our scientists started warning us about climatic change and informed us about global warming. However, even after all this caution, our world leaders ignored this warning. They considered it to be too petty for their area of concern. Even though it is too late for us to prevent global warming, we are at a point where we can prevent  it from becoming a calamity.

The need of the hour is to ACT. Everyone needs to contribute towards saving our planet in their own way.

I played a small role by participating in the Neighborhood Recycling  Project organized by EEG. To start with, I made a flyer that focused on recycle and reuse of waste newspapers and used batteries. The whole process of studying about toxic materials that harm our environment made a major impact on me. I vowed that I will always follow DOs and DON?Ts to save our environment from global warming.

 Once I got confirmation from EEG, I distributed the flyers in my neighbourhood and amongst my friends. The following week, I received a positive feedback on my email. To my utter astonishment, I collected more than 45 kg of wastepapers in the first two days itself and 12 Kgs used battery in the next week. This gave me a lot of confidence. I became hopeful of collecting 500 kgs of wastepapers and 20 kgs battery within my target period. I collected 530 kg of wastepapers and 69 Kgs battery. I also won the highest collector of batteries certificate.

Neighbourhood Recycling Project by EEG was a unique & a great learning experience for me. I feel contented that this effort would save at least a few trees from being cut and would save some watts of energy from getting depleted.