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DEWA employees recycled nearly 119,000 plastic bottles and aluminium cans in first half of 2026 · DEWA Podcasts

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  So the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  commonly known as DEWA, continues to cultivate
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  this amazing culture of sustainability among
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  its employees. It's really impressive. They're
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  heavily encouraging their staff to adopt, well,
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  environmentally responsible practices. And, you
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  know, this applies both inside and outside the
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  workplace. Get this. During just the first half
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  of 2026, Diwa employees recycled 118 ,967 plastic
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  bottles and aluminum cans. They did all this
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  through these really cool smart recycling machines.
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  They're basically installed across several Diwa
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  buildings. Plus, these machines are fully integrated
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  with Diwa's smart office app. They actually enable
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  employees to earn points for each item recycled.
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  It even gives them a chance to win valuable prizes.
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  Yeah, they do these monthly raffle draws, which
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  is a great incentive. Since the whole initiative
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  was launched back in October 2022, employees
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  have recycled more than 1 .41 million items.
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  Yeah, just bottles and cans. That diverted over
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  19 .83 tons of waste from landfill by mid -2026.
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  The initiative totally supports the Dubai Integrated
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  Waste Management Strategy, and it aligns perfectly
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  with the Circular Economy Strategy, too. In fact,
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  Diwa achieved a massive 92 .33 % score in the
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  Sustainability Culture Index in 2025. So, now,
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  here's a question I'd really like you to think
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  about today. How can other organizations leverage
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  smart technology and employee engagement, you
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  know, to build a similar, highly effective culture
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  of sustainability in their own workplaces?