There is an increasing awareness of the need to recycle in Qatar and an overall wanting to know how we can better the environment we live in. Sadly, there is a lack of general knowledge on how to go about recycling in Doha and a misconception that recycling does not exist in Doha.
Below are a list of recycling companies in Doha:
Elite Paper Recycling
Elite Paper Recycling is the largest paper factory in Qatar. They have invested in visiting schools in Doha to teach students about recycling. Elite Paper Recycling collects more than 3,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard from supermarkets and schools in Doha every month. Furthermore, Elite Paper Recycling has over 1,000 recycling cages located throughout Qatar to collect paper and cardboard. Overall, they collect around 70% of the 4,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard which is thrown away in Qatar.
Phone number: +974 4469 5000 Website: http://www.eprqatar.com/index.php
Paper Waste Dumpsters: Located near Quality Mall in Al Maamoura.
A map of Elite Paper Recycling free collection cage locations:
Al Suwaidi Paper Factory
Al Suwaidi specializes in Paper and cardboard recycling. Call: +974 6650 2094.
Paper Waste Dumpsters: Located outside Shop Rite and Al Qaisar supermarket in old airport street.
Bin-Ovation
Bin-Ovation collects, processes and recycles PLASTIC (water bottle, shampoo bottle etc), ALUMINUM (soda cans, foil etc), METAL (tin cans, old utensils etc), PAPER and CARDBOARD.
Bin-Ovation provides free bins and collects the recycling materials twice a month from your residence or business.
Download the app (available in both App store and Play store) and select Qatar.
Contact them:
recyclingqatar@bin-ovation.com
www.bin-ovation.com/bin-ovation-qatar/
ELECTRONIC WASTE:
Al Haya Waste management:
Al Haya recycles electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones, printers and ink cartridges.
They will come pick up if it’s a considerable amount.
Contact Al Haya Enviro on +974 4443-7496. Website: http://www.alhayaqatar.com/
BATTERY RECYCLING:
Rassas battery recycling factory.
• +97444351835. rassas.battery.recycling@gmail.com or. http://www.rassas-recycling.com/
GLASS:
Presently there are very few options with regard to glass recycling options.
Baladna Glass bottles:
Baladna glass milk bottles can be recycled by returning them to any of their Baladna restaurants.
BALADNA CONTACT INFO: Phone: +974 4035 8833 / +974 5014 0268
Baladna Farm: North Road, Exit 44 | Umm Al-Hawaya Area | Al Khor & Al-Thakhira | Qatar
Pearl Branch in Medina centrale or Corniche Branch located Behind Orient Pearl Restaurant In Doha Corniche Email: info@baladna.co
Tip: For every seven bottles returned you get one litre of FREE milk.
How can I get involved?
Do not LITTER and try to reuse and recycle instead of throwing away items such as glass and packets.
Join Organisations such as Doha Environmental Actions group (https://www.facebook.com/deapqatar/) and make sure you dispose of your rubbish responsibly.
Wa’hab
Join Wa’hab. Wa’hab aims to reduce food wastage in Qatar by connecting those with surplus food to those who are in need of food.
They partner with food outlets and charities to collect the excess food, package it
and deliver them to beneficiaries.
Would you like to help the less fortunate and Volunteer with Wa’hab?
*raise awareness about food wastage and ways to prevent it.
*raise awareness about the Wa’hab project.
*Volunteer to pack, transport and redistribute surplus food to the less fortunate with Wa’hab.
How to get in touch with Wa’hab? Register to volunteer through https://www.wahab.qa
Email info@wahab.qa or Message them on social media @wahab_qa
Hifz Al Naema
The first food rescue program in the region and has been operating under Eid Charity Qatar since 2008 to collect excess food from banquets, ceremonies, hotels, restaurants, produce markets as well as perishables such as canned foods from supermarkets and to redistribute them in Qatar. Hifz Al Naema redistributes more than 45,000 meals/month to tens of thousands of beneficiaries.
Hifz Al Naema not only collects food, but also old furniture, clothing etc
Please contact them to learn more on 40405555 or Instagram: @hifz_qa or Snapchat: hifz_qa or Twitter @Hifz_qa or their website www.hifzalnaema.com
The Law:
In October 2017, HH The Emir approved a new law on public hygiene that prohibits littering in public spaces. Law No 18 of 2017 stipulates that people caught littering can be fined up to QR25,000 and given a one-year jail sentence. The law defines littering as leaving, dumping, or disposing of waste at undesignated places.
Clarifying the littering offences and the fines:
* Leaving waste, trash bags, food waste or waste paper in front of houses, roads or public places — QR300.
* Washing vehicles or machinery in unacceptable places — QR300
* Throwing tissue paper, waste, empty cans and garbage or spitting on the sidewalks or public places — QR500.
* Throwing or leaving waste, rubbish, trash bags or empty cans on the front of public stores or shops or outside the waste bins — QR500
* Throwing or leaving food waste in gardens, on the beach, in public places or land space — QR500.
EVENTS:
Doha Environmental Actionsis a group dedicated to cleaning up Doha. There are regular weekend meet ups that are advertised on their Facebook page to make the beaches and historical sites in the country more beautiful and cleaner. One can take one’s own vehicle or jump in with one of the other volunteers.
@deapqatar
Qatar Sustainability Week
www.qatarsustainabilityweek.com/outreach/qsw
http://www.qatarsustainabilityweek.com/qsw-events-list-2017
Qatar Sustainability Summit 2017
https://www.sustainabilitysummit.qa/
What can I do?
Use reusable bags: Both Carrefour and Lulu sell durable & reusable bags for Qar 2.50 and Qar3 and cooler bags for Qar 7
Use rechargeable batteries as it takes 1,000 regular batteries to equal the lifespan of one rechargeable battery. When you are discarding your batteries, recycle them.
RECYCLING AT THE PEARL:
Residents have reported recycling bins In Porto Arabiya Tower 7 for plastic bottles, cardboard and cans (Not glass). Others have also seen recycling bins in the car parking at towers 8, 9 & 10 Porto Arabiya.
Clothing collection:
There is a clothing collection bin by Abu Hanifa Elementary School for boys.
Collection boxes have also been seen in the Pearl at Qanat Quartier and a collection box in Porto Arabiya tower 16 garage.
I found large clothing collection bins in the Pearl Mosques parking lot.
QGBC:
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) is on a mission to create awareness , understanding and to educate others to develop environmentally friendly habits.
QGBC has now launched a mobile application called Green Life Hero featuring tips on how to become more environmentally friendly, create awareness around events, and gives users special offers when they accumulate points in the app by making eco-friendly decisions.
QGBC hosts a ‘No Paper Day Qatar’ in April across Qatar. No Paper Day helps us reflect on and assess how companies, institutions and schools in Qatar can reduce and recycle their waste.
Learn more:http://bit.ly/2nlZmAl #NPDQatar. For more info:http://qatargbc.org
Universities, Schools, Museums, Parks & Malls in Doha that are recycling:
In the park of Dahl al Hammam there are large recycling banks for paper, aluminum,plastic, and glass
At Museum of Islamic art (MIA) there are bins for Paper, Plastic and Cans. These are located at various points including outside the education centre and near the parking garage.
Related Recycling Articles worth reading:
https://www.cleantechloops.com/easy-ways-to-recycle/
http://m.gulf-times.com/story/568517/Jail-term-fine-for-littering-in-public-spaces
http://www.dohafamily.com/Summer-2017/Sustainable-Living-in-Qatar/
http://www.dohafamily.com/Spring-2015/Thinking-green-in-Qatar/
https://www.marhaba.qa/team-up-to-clean-up/
Speak to your building manager about installing recycling options in your building or work. Together we can make a difference.
I would like to thank Doha Environmental actions group for the amazing strides that they are making in creating a better Doha for us and for some of the information supplied in this article.
Disclaimer: the information in the above article is based on information gathered from a number of online sources including Facebook discussion groups. I am not liable if any of the information has changed.
If I have not added a recycling depot that you know of, kindly comment below with information about where you send your recycling.
Have you seen any other recycling initiatives in Doha?
We would love to know about them!
good initiative
We can all hopefuly work together and make a difference. What will you do today to be a better recycler?