More embassies join ‘Green Initiative’ for recycling paper

Three more Embassies and an organisation of gas exporting countries have joined the ‘Green Initiative’ of Elite Paper Recycling (EPR) — a Qatari company — by signing a partnership agreement to promote environment sustainability and recycling across all their programmes and activities. 

The initiative aims at promoting sustainability and protecting environment by reducing the uses of paper waste through recycling and running campaigns to educate people about reducing wastage. 

The agreement was signed, separately, by Ambassador of Tanzani, Fatma Mohammed Rajab; Ambassador of Ecuador, Ivonne A-Baki; Ambassador of Sweden, Anders Bengtcen; Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Yury Sentyurin; and Chairman, EPR, Abdalla Al Suwaidi at an event held at the headquarters of GECF yesterday.Under the agreement, the partners will get their waste papers recycled with the support of EPR, which will deliver recycling cages, collect recyclable materials, and recycle waste paper in an eco-friendly manner.

“We are here today for such an important signing ceremony on environment protection issue which is something that is very close to my heart,” said Ambassador of Ecuador, Ivonne A-Baki.

Impressed with the initiative, Al-Baki said that she was very proud to be part of it by signing the agreement which protect environment by saving trees which give oxygen.

Ambassador of Sweden, Anders Bengtcen said: “It is important for us to sign this agreement because this is a concrete way to ensure the sustainability in Qatar.” He said that recycling paper makes important resource which has significant economic and environmental benefits. 

Ambassador of Tanzani, Fatma Mohammed Rajab, said: “I am very proud to join this joint effort, Green Initiative, which helps maintain environment protection in Qatar. She said that that the protection of environment is very important for all over the world. “We have just abolished plastic bags to promote the environment in Tanzania,” said Rajab.  

Chairman, EPR, Abdalla Al Suwaidi announced yesterday that the company will launch new project the ‘Eco Dome’ during Qatar Sustainability Week in October. “The idea of Eco Dome is to show actual scenes to young generation and students that what will happen in case of excessive using of papers and no recycling,” said Al Suwaidi . He said that the project will help demonstrate to the children that how papers come to them which causes cutting large number trees, destroying forests and animals killed. He said that the EPR recycles 3,000 tonnes of paper in a month. “We collect paper wastes from over 250 schools and over 300 homes daily basis.

Only paper wastes from homes account 2.5 tonnes in a day,” he added.

Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Yury Sentyurin said: The initiative which we are set to support focused on protection of environment and build a solid ground for self-sufficiency and self-sustainability.” He said that the recycle program is one step forward to support national economy by saving consumer goods from waste.