Beah and Ooredoo sign MoU for safe disposal of electrical waste

BUSINESS REPORTER - MUSCAT, JAN 14 - Beah has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ooredoo to manage the safe disposal of all Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recovered from its network. As part of the memorandum, the hazardous materials will be taken to a state-of-the-art handling and storage facility run by be’ah in Sultanate. This follows a previous agreement through which Ooredoo has been transporting used Lead Acid Batteries (LAB) to a be’ah facility for recycling in the near future. Hilal bin Khalfan al Numani, be’ah’s Executive Vice President for Municipal Solid Waste, said, “The number of electronic equipment used today has been increasing exponentially as a direct result of urban expansion and population growth. Be’ah has therefore established a specialised storage and handling facility and is working with various organisations to ensure they are safely disposed of. This expansion of our partnership with Ooredoo will aim to develop a waste collection system from the source and create a transportation mechanism that will in-turn open new investment opportunities that will attract the private sector.” Sultan bin Ahmed al Wahaibi, Chief Business and Wholesale Officer at Ooredoo, said, “We are pleased to be building on our strong partnership with be’ah to further serve the community and use our brand presence to inspire others to safeguard the Sultanate’s environment with sustainable practices. The amount of e-waste generated from companies and households today is huge and we all have a responsibility to ensure the correct disposal of such items to conserve Oman for future generations”.