The second Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) ME&A, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Center, is being anticipated by the Middle East. There will be more than 100 exhibitors present, demonstrating the area’s growing dedication to tackling plastic waste. Despite being well-known for their oil wealth, nations like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are concentrating on creative approaches to reduce plastic waste.
Although chemical recycling is becoming more popular, mechanical recycling is still the most common technique in the area. Owing to its cheap and plentiful renewable energy, the Middle East is ideally situated to take the lead in recycling innovation and technology.
With an average of 6 kg of plastic garbage per person per year leaking into marine habitats, the region has the greatest per capita plastic waste problem globally. But this garbage may be recycled into useful items, turning a problem into a chance for the plastics recycling sector.
Businesses and governments alike are realizing the benefits of recycling plastic. In advance of the PRS ME&A event, experts Tasos Bereketidis from Tomra Recycling and Philipp Niermann from Gneuss discussed the future of plastics recycling in the Middle East and Africa during a recent Sustainable Plastics livestream. They emphasized the region’s readiness to embrace these changes.
