Tanuf sets up disposal bins in Oman to collect used PET bottles for recycling |
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MUSCAT -- Tanuf (National Mineral Water Co.)Tanuf (National Mineral Water Co.)
has taken the lead as a major investor in setting up the first PET recycling facility in the region. Horizon Technologies FZE (HTF) is the state-of-the-art PET recycling facility set up in Fujairah, UAE with an annual capacity to recycle 20,000 tonnes of Post Consumer PET Bottles (PCPB).
TanufTanuf
joins the plastic recycling project of the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) and carries it forward by delivering the collected bottles to the recycling plant in Fujairah. As part of the project, PET disposal bins will be placed at housing and commercial complexes, colleges, restaurants and commercial institutions. TanufTanuf
has urged the residents of Oman to dispose off all types of PET bottles at the nearest TanufTanuf disposal bin and contribute towards reducing the carbon footprint. Carbon footprint is simply termed as the amount of green house gas emission resulting from activity consuming electricity and/or any type of fuel. Nida Helou, ESO, manager said: 'The Environment Society of Oman is pleased to join hands with TanufTanuf
to expand our recycling project. Recycling plastic saves raw materials, water and energy and hence contributes to minimising our ecological footprint. However, we cannot succeed in this initiative without the joint effort of each and every one of you. So help us make a difference by segregating your plastic bottles.' PCPB will be collected from the bins, baled and shipped to HTF at Fujairah for recycling. The used PET bottles would then be recycled into flakes and pellets (RPET) for manufacturing value added packaging products for non-food applications such as PET containers and bottles, PET sheets and thermoformed products like egg trays etc. Recycling one tonne of PET saves approximately 5700 KWH of electricity and approximately 700 gallons of oil. For example, an empty 1.5ltr Tanuf bottle, if recycled, will save enough energy to power a 60W light bulb for approximately five hours.
© Times of Oman 2008
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