Sharjah to generate energy from waste

His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday gave directives for constructing a plant to generate energy from waste in the emirate.

Shaikh Sultan gave the directives as he toured Al Sajja, the location of the Bee’ah Waste Management Centre, one of the largest waste management plants in the world.

He also gave a directive to build the headquarters for Bee’ah in the same area.

Shaikh Sultan toured the different sections of the facility which recycles construction waste, medical waste, vehicle tyres, used vehicles, metal waste and organic fertilisers.

Bee’ah was established in 2007 and is the Middle East’s leading and award-winning fully integrated environment and waste management company.

Mohammed Khalid Al Owais, Chairman of Bee’ah, who welcomed Shaikh Sultan at the location, affirmed Bee’ah’s commitment to transform Sharjah into the first city in the Middle East to achieve ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ goal by 2015.