UAE environment day is celebrated each year on 4^th. February. This year as a part of this celebration various school children have visited the Integrated waste management factory of TADWEER – Dubai. Most of the days? activities have already been reported by my fellow Eco-generation ambassador Simran Vedvyas. Here I would like to brief the learning?s gathered during the event:

1) Tadweer is using a German technology which consists of a oxygen controlled composting blowing system.

2) It provides high temperature atmosphere which eliminates seeds, bacteria and fungi.

3) The compost produced by TADWEER is odorless, rich black soil. Preserves water and nutrients.

4) Sorting out waste is a real big issue while we talk about waste handling. TADWEER utilizes 3 sorting lines to process 4000 T waste materials.

5) Another unique product we have seen is the plastic granules which is transformed from waste plastic (from landfill) to be used as raw materials for further processing into final product (gray in color, odorless).

After visiting the facilities we were involved with tree planting ceremony which was enjoyed by all of us. Three of our ?Green Brigade? members (myself, Anushna and Romasha) had privilege to plant two trees to mark the UAE?s Environment day 2013.

This gave a real first-hand experience on the waste management and enriched our knowledge base on environmental issues.

Compost production at TADWEER plant site

Green Brigade Members attended the event (Anushna, Myself and Romasha - from L to R)