December 30th, 2014: Canadian University Dubai (CUD) professor, Dr. Rami El Khatib, has hosted an interactive awareness-raising session aimed at educating families in Dubai about the benefits of recycling.
Held at the city’s Mushrif Park, the event was organized by Dubai Municipality and formed part of its ‘My City My Environment’ campaign, which aims to promote various sustainably initiatives, including the reduction of household waste by collecting and segregating recyclable products at source.
As Chair of CUD’s School of Environment and Health, Dr. El Khatib is a recognized local expert in the field, and was called upon by Dubai Municipality to present the awareness-raising session, which included a talk on the environment and how recycling can have a positive impact, alongside a competition where participants could win a range of prizes.
The event was specifically aimed at families living in residential areas with recycling bins, and the activities on the day ensured that children as well as adults took away the environmental message, with activities including the creation of toys using plastic bottles and other recycled household items.
Families were also challenged to a fun team building activity that saw both adults and children work together to use recycled materials such as carton boxes to create a building or tower, with a prize for the most creative construction.
Salah Amiri, Dubai Municipality’s Assistant Director General for the Environmental and Public Health Services Sector said that families can play a leading role in environmental stewardship, which is an increasingly important issue as Dubai enjoys a growing stature on the international stage with upcoming events such as the World Expo 2020.
Under the theme ‘Recycle Me... Join the Recycling Movement’, the awareness-raising campaign has been reinvigorated by Dubai Municipality with the aim of building on its initial success and expanding its impact, following a positive response to the original initiative among the Dubai community.
Dr. El Khatib, who is set to contribute to further events in the campaign, said, “A major part of CUD’s mission is to get involved with projects that have a positive impact upon our wider community.
“As an institution with a strong commitment to the environment, through both our academic programs and our corporate objectives, we have an important role to play in raising awareness and promoting the values of sustainability. This kind of family initiative is especially worthwhile as it provides us with the opportunity to communicate the message across generations.”
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