Abu Dhabi: Sheikha Al -Naqbi, Sheikha Al Mazrouei, Executive Director of the Planning and Integrated Environmental Policy Sector in the Environment Authority in Abu Dhabi, revealed the recovery of more than 130 million packages since 2023 until now, and this quantity is more than 2000 tons of waste that has been avoided entering the environment, which contributed to reducing pollution. She said in statements to “The Gulf”, that the emirate began implementing the initiative to recover plastic and metal packages in 2023, within an integrated recycling system, and although the target in the first year was 20 million packages, it exceeded this number with an increase of more than 7 to 8 times, as the campaign started with 70 machinery to recover the packages and 26 smart machines, and today, it was raised
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