Wasted Elements

Millions of tyres are dumped throughout the emirates ? an environmental hazard.

Waste management firms

Dulsco
Dulsco’s Waste Management Services (WMS) was the first waste management firm in the UAE to be integrated management system (IMS) certified. The company collects and disposes of hazardous and no-hazardous solid waste, including construction and demolition waste, to landfill and treatment facilities in compliance with the Municipality’s Environment and Safety regulations.
www.dulsco.com

Envac
Envac is a global leader in automated waste collection. The firm develops and sells underground network systems for the transportation of municipal and commercial waste, which comprise fully automated, safe and environmentally friendly solutions.

Based on vacuum technology, the Envac waste collection system supports source separation. The firm’s system is adapted to meet local standards in more than 30 countries and it takes full responsibility from the planning phase to installation, including the system operation and maintenance, plus training of operators in the use of the system and how to separate waste according to national standards and regulations.

Globally Envac has 34 offices in 17 countries; in the UAE there are several operational systems both in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with another six systems under construction. The same situation applies in both Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
www.envac.net

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Mohammed Tayyeb Khoory & Sons
Mohammed Tayyeb Khoory & Sons was established in 1972 with a product portfolio aimed at the water, electricity, roads, transport and construction sectors.

The firm now offers a wide range of electromechanical, construction and waste management equipment and solutions to firms in the Middle East.
www.mtkhoory.com

Trashco
Waste collecting firm Trashco began operating in the UAE in 1977 and currently operates around 60 vehicles from its base in Dubai for the collection of domestic, commercial and hazardous waste. The firm also offers recycling and industrial cleaning services.

It is incorporated by Waste Alliance and the global energy, water and waste management group Suez Environment and holds several certifications including ISO 9001.
www.trashcodubai.com

LEED requirements
The requirements as per the US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system. LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations V 2009 with regards to managing waste on site are as follows, reports Mario Seneviratne:

• MRp1: Storage and collection of recyclables – required to be complied with;
• MRc1.1: Building reuse – maintain existing walls, floors and roof – one to three points to be gained if complied with;
• MRc1.2: Building reuse – maintain interior non-structural elements – one point to be gained if complied with;
• MRc2: Construction waste management – one to two points to be gained if complied with;
• MRc3: Materials reuse – one to two points to be gained if complied with;
• MRc4: Recycled content – one to two points to be gained if complied with;
• MRc6: Rapidly renewable materials - one point to be gained if complied with.