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Smoke rises from the industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana. AP

Indiana recycling plant fire: More than 2,000 residents evacuated due to 'toxic smoke'

USApril 12, 2023

Perfectly edible and nutritious produce often goes to waste because it is misshapen. Enter the ugly food movement. Photo: HeroGo

Let's hear it for ugly, delicious food — and the fight against waste

FoodOctober 14, 2022

Rabih El Chaar, chief executive and co-founder of Nadeera (second left), receiving the Greenhouse Accelerator Programme award from Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment (second right), and Aamer Sheikh, chief executive for the Middle East at PepsiCo (left). Photo: PepsiCo

UAE start-up Nadeera given $100,000 PepsiCo grant

Start-UpsOctober 07, 2022

Tadweer collected more than a million tonnes of waste in the first six months of 2018.

Population growth causes 'dramatic increase' in waste production, Tadweer reports

UAESeptember 11, 2018

Urban Retreat in Abu Dhabi's Yas Mall is offering 20 per cent discounts to diners bringing their own plates and cups during August

Bring your own plate and cups and get a discount at this Abu Dhabi restaurant

LifestyleAugust 07, 2018

Plastics thrown overboard or that blow away from landfill end up at sea. Scientists say by 2050 they will outweigh fish. Courtesy of National Geographic

Why the plastic water bottle is public enemy number one

LifestyleJuly 09, 2018

A dumpster at a UAE overflows with rubbish.

Half kilo of waste generated on average trip to a Dubai mall

UAEApril 04, 2018

The RAK Recycles initiative will reduce landfill waste by 75 per cent by 2021, in line with the federal target. RAK Waste Management Agency.

RAK launches initiative to cut waste by 75 per cent by 2021

UAESeptember 17, 2017

People should be charged Dh1 for plastic bags, says campaigner Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi. Antonie Robertson / The National

People should pay Dh1 for plastic bags in the UAE, says the green sheikh

EnvironmentJuly 21, 2017

Noof Al Refaei teaches how to repurpose a table by using recycled material to give it a new lease of life. Delores Johnson / The National

Abu Dhabi upcycling workshop gives furniture new life

EnvironmentJune 30, 2017

The global market for recycled electrical and electronic components is forecast to be worth $5 billion by 2020. Charly Triballeau / AFP

Recycling opportunity in e-waste

BusinessJune 25, 2017

Sagarika Sriram has created a website to involve other children in conservation and recycling. Anna Nielsen for The National.

11-year-old Dubai resident and team of ‘waste warriors’ spread recycling message

EnvironmentJune 02, 2017

A carpet made from denim offcuts. Courtesy of Sugarcane Trading

Sustainable products: 8 stylish home items from The Urban Gallery at the Index design exhibition

June 01, 2017

Recycling centre opens in Al Twar 2

UAEMay 25, 2017

Atef Ali’s hobby of turning old furniture into new pieces is becoming popular with his neighbours. Chris Whiteoak for The National

Handyman building an environmentally friendly hobby for himself

UAEMay 23, 2017

From left, Abdul Rahman Bin Haider, Jamil Helou and Mohamed Hassan, the winners of the Imagine Cup UAE 2017. Satish Kumar / The National

Young ideas in action at UAE’s 2017 Imagine Cup

BusinessApril 24, 2017

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