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Dubai gets world’s largest e-waste recycling plant

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DUBAI: The world’s largest e-waste recycling facility recently opened in Dubai.The facility is located at the Dubai Industrial Park in an area of 280,000 square feet.The plant will process Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD), refrigerant gas and specialised waste, reported the Gulf News on March 24, 2019.The $5 million project is backed by the Swiss Government Export Finance Agency.

The facility will make use of state-of-the-art technology, which surpasses the European Union’s standards for e-waste. The plant has a processing capacity of 100,000 tons of total integrated waste per year, out of which 39,000 tons is e-waste.It can process the entire range of e-waste from consumer and industrial end to the commercial and military end.

“The launch is a reflection of the United Arab Emirates’ journey towards becoming a global platform that attracts innovative businesses and a successful model of the new green economy,” said, Saud Abu Al Shawareb, Managing Director of the Dubai Industrial Park.

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