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16,000 kg of empty cans collected in UAE
Sunday May 06, 2012 09:55:40 AM,
IANS
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Dubai: In a countrywide drive by an environmental
group against non-biodegradable waste, over a million empty cans
of soft drinks weighing 16,150 kg have been collected in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Can Collection Drive was organised by the Emirates
Environmental group (EEG), Gulf News reported.
A 13-year-old Indian-origin student Vimal Pillai, a resident of
Dubai, told Gulf News: "We are mainly doing this because we know
the effects of global warming on the environment. Because cans are
non-biodegradable and they break down very slowly, they should be
recycled and made into new cans."
Vimal came with his family to give cans collected by them for six
months, weighing 8 kg. His younger sister, Namitha, helped collect
the cans.
"When we go to parties, we tell our friends, 'After you drink all
these soft drinks you can collect the cans and put them in a bag.
Then after the party, we will take them home with us'," said the
nine-year-old Namitha.
The Pillai family was just one of many groups that volunteered to
collect empty cans.
The campaign saw the participation of 300 government agencies,
hotels, schools, companies and families from all over the UAE. In
Abu Dhabi, a total of 365 kg of cans were donated by 37 groups.
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