Several recycling equipment manufacturers are benefiting from a clean-up initiative in the
The emirate, located near the financial and business powerhouse of
According to a news report in the Toronto Globe and Mail, the emirate recently purchased some $70 million in equipment from several Canadian equipment makers.
Among the purchases:
- $12 million for tire shredders and processing equipment from Shred-Tech Corp. and Recycling Technologies Corp., both of Cambridge, Ontario. The equipment will break down scrap tires and re-shape it into bricks.
- Waste and scrap containers and trailers from Titan Trailers Inc. of
- Some 5,000 on-street recycling containers made by Envyrozone Inc. of
- 60 street sweepers from Allianz Madvac of
An official from the emirate remarked to the Globe and Mail that recycling and environmentalism is moving up in importance among the leaders and people of the Gulf state.
The connection between the emirate and Canadian companies was forged by a Toronto-based consultant who hails from Sharjah and stays in touch with the emirate’s leaders.