Dubai: Dubai Municipality organized a customer forum for companies working in the field of waste collection, transport and treatment in the Emirate of Dubai with the aim of creating excellent environmental partnerships with the private sector and providing quality services that satisfy the aspirations of all customers of the Municipality.

The forum was conducted based on the Municipality’s constant keenness to establish a culture of environmental sustainability through initiatives, campaigns, programs and forums to educate all segments of society in the Emirate of Dubai.

It is also part of its continuous efforts aimed at sustaining awareness programs for all government decisions and legislations with private sector companies, and raising the quality of life in the country by building a diversified economy that preserves the environment and achieves sustainable development.

The event was organized with the aim of informing and educating companies working in the field of sustainable waste management in Dubai on the importance of promoting ways and means to benefit from solid waste by adhering to special regulations and legislations.

It was an ideal platform and a direct window to expand the horizons of serious dialogue and sit face to face with customers and representatives of the private sector to hear their constructive comments and closely identify their needs to reach the highest levels of public satisfaction by providing the best services in line with the most distinguished practices and approved international standards.

A number of themes and presentations were reviewed and discussed, including raising awareness on the importance of enhancing solid waste separation from the source, collecting and transporting waste and the opportunities and challenges in these areas, in addition to reviewing and discussing a working paper entitled “Supporting the Recycling Industry” and Waste Treatment in the Emirate of Dubai.

All the proposals submitted by the participants were documented and all inquiries addressed to the concerned officials in the Waste Management Department of Dubai Municipality were clarified. Many creative approaches and ideas to overcome all the difficulties that may be faced by companies working in the field and dealing with the public were also explained.

Partnership and opportunities:

Dubai Municipality is keen on creating and sustaining opportunities with the private sector, who are the Municipality’s “partners in sustainable development” in the field of sustainable waste management, as this sector is promising and awaits a prosperous future.

Especially since His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, announced the adoption of an integrated Strategic Plan for Waste Management 2021-2041, calling for private sector partnership and investments in waste management projects.

He had indicated that the cost of implementing the strategic plan for waste management during the next twenty years will be Dhs74.5 billion, of which Dhs70.5 billion will be covered in partnership with the private sector through investment in waste treatment projects.

Therefore, Dubai Municipality invites local and international companies specialized in the field of sustainable waste management to seize the opportunity and create new investments in the waste management sector in the Emirate of Dubai, which has a high-level infrastructure, and flexible economic laws and regulations will help increase the growth and development of investments. In addition to this, the implementation of the integrated waste management strategy will enhance Dubai's circular economy and will have a positive impact on the private sector including tourism, retail, manufacturing, real estate and the construction sector.