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TONNES OF
MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE (MSW)
GENERATED IN
SHARJAH DAILY
600,000+
TONNES OF 2,000
OVER
NON-HAZARDOUS PEOPLE WORKING
MUNICIPAL SOLID AT BEEAH ARE
4,500 DESK SIDE WASTE COLLECTED BY LEADING THE
SINGLE STREAM TANDEEF FROM OVER ENVIRONMENTAL
RECYCLING BINS 800,000 CHANGE
BLUE BINS IN
OFFICES THROUGH- RESIDENTS IN
OUT THE UAE SHARJAH
1,200 TONNES
102 SCHOOLS BEE'AH'S MRF OF WASTE PASSES
& 85,000 IS THE WORLDS THROUGH THE
STUDENTS 3RD LARGEST MATERIAL RECOVERY
90 STREET EDUCATED BY THE AND THE LARGEST FACILITY (MRF) DAILY
SWEEPING & BEEAH SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE EAST
CLEANING OF ENVIRONMENT
VEHICLES OPERAT- 60% ESTIMATED
BEEAH
ING IN SHARJAH AMOUNT OF
MORE THAN MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE CAN BE 480
OVER 67% OF RECYCLED OVER TANDEEF
BEE'AH THE MATERIAL ON AVERAGE TOTAL WASTE BY
ENVIRON-
COLLECTION
RECOVERY FACILITY 322 TONNES WEIGHT, STEMS VEHICLES IN
(MRF) IS 220,000 1,750 OF PLASTIC ARE FROM CONSTRUC- OPERATION
PEDESTRIAN RECYCLED BY TION ACTIVITIES IN
SQ.FT IN SIZE, 3-STREAM BEE'AH MONTHLY SHARJAH 1,750
4 STOREYS HIGH RECYCLERS IN SHARJAH
PEDESTRIAN
MENTAL
THROUGHOUT 3-STREAM
SHARJAH RECYCLERS
THROUGHOUT
SHARJAH
AED 4
BILLION OF 9.68 TONNES
FACTS
ASSETS UNDER
2.5 MILLION OF PAPER AND CARD-
TYRES CAN BE BOARD ARE RECYCLED
MANAGEMENT
RECYCLED AT THE
160 LITTER THROUGH BEE'AH'S
TYRE RECYCLING FACILITIES DAILY
PICKERS
FACILITY ANNUALLY
INCLUDED IN THE
TANDEEF TEAM
OVER 5,500
40-TONNE TRUCKS
18,000 SUBSCRIBERS
ARE USED TO TRANSFER
WASTE FROM IN-CITY RECYCLED 2009 THE YEAR TO BEE'AH'S
BEE'AH TOOK OVER QUARTELY
TRANSFER STATION TO TYRES ARE USED THE LANDFILL MY BEE'AH
THE FACILITIES REDUCING TO COVER A PUBLIC NEWSLETTER
3 OIL MANAGEMENT IN AL
BEEAHS CARBON PARK WITH CRUMB
LAGOONS FOOTPRINT RUBBER TILES SAJ'AH 40 LARGE
& INDUSTRIAL
WASTE WATER 6,000
OVER SHARJAH RESIDENTS
RANK THE ENVIRON-
EVAPORATION TONNES
PONDS PROCESSED DAILY AT MENT AS 1 OF THE
THE CONSTRUCTION THE UAE HAS THE THE EMIRATE OF TOP 5 WORLD ISSUES
& DEMOLITION 2ND HIGHEST PER SHARJAH PRODUCES WHICH CONCERN
WASTE RECYCLING CAPITA CARBON 1 OF THE HIGHEST THE UAE PUBLIC
MORE THAN FACILITY (CDW) FOOTPRINT IN THE AMOUNT OF WASTE PER
17,000 TREES WORLD CAPITA IN THE WORLD
8 MILLION SAVED SINCE THE 4,500 TYRES
LAUNCH OF THE ARRIVE DAILY TO THE
TYRES STORED WASTE MANAGEMENT
SAFELY AND OVER CONFIDENTIAL
COMPLEX IN AL SAJ'AH
DOCUMENT
4,000 TYRES DESRTUCTION &
MATERIAL RECOVERY 912.5
OVER
ARRIVE DAILY AT THE 15 MINUTES FACILITY (MRF) KGS OF WASTE
SHREDDING SERVICE THE APPROXIMATE
TYRE RECYCLING 800,000 ARE PRODUCED
THROUGH PAPER PROCESS TIME TO
FACITLITY (TRF)
RECYCLING BREAKDOWN TONNES IS THE PER PER PER YEAR
CONSTRUCTION & ANNUAL CAPACITY IN THE UAE
2 DEMOLITION WASTE 3
RECYCLING 1
TONNE OF PAPER
SAVES 17 TREES AND
IT TAKES 75,000 TREES
SAVES 1438.5
TO PRODUCE THE WEEKLY
LITRES OF OIL.
SUNDAY EDITION OF
THE NEW YORK
ENERGY SAVED FROM 1
TIMES RECYCLED ALUMINIUM
CAN WILL OPERATE A
COMPUTER FOR
1/2 THE WORLDS
FORESTS HAVE ALREADY
3 HOURS
BEEN CUT DOWN OR IN SHARJAH 38% OF
BURNT AND 80% OF RESIDENTS EITHER ALWAYS
WHATS LEFT HAS BEEN OR SOMETIMES IMPLEMENT
SERIOUSLY DEGRADED. RECYCLING, WHEREAS NIKE COLLECTS OLD ATHLETIC
47% DO NOT CURRENTLY SHOES AND TURNS THEM INTO
IMPLEMENT RECYCLING BUT RAW MATERIAL FOR SPORTS
WOULD LIKE TO IN THE FUTURE SURFACES LIKE TENNIS COURTS
AND 10% DO NOT WANT TO RUNNING TRACKS. BEEAH
TO RECYCLE. DOES THE SAME THING WITH
OTHER
USED TYRES.
MENTAL
TREES ARE CUT DOWN IN OF THE HIGHEST IN THE
THE AMAZON. THATS WORLD, AT A DAILY
EQUAL TO 7 FOOTBALL AVERAGE OF 550
4 5
Foreword 8
Report Profile 15
About Us 21
Vision 24
Mission 24
Values 25
Our Stakeholders 26
Corporate 28
Tandeef 30
Our Commitments:
TABLE
Commitment to our environment Actions We Take 41
OF
Beeah School of Environment 46
CONTENTS
Commitment to Our People -
Employee Healthcare & Environment of The Workplace 49
Contact Information 59
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GRI 1.1
We are pleased to share with you, for the first time, In 2010, we started our on-ground operations,
our sustainability report which we are committed moving from our foundations phase into operations.
to issuing every two years. The report details the And fortunately, we saw great improvement
various initiatives and experiences we are taking to since the launch of our education and awareness
help reduce our environmental impacts, increase outreach programmes during the second half of
our efficiency, and hence make our business more 2010, and our commitment to recycling for 2011
sustainable. remains strong.
The business of managing waste in the UAE used We continue our work with suppliers to lower the
to be as simple as: pick up trash and dispose of it. emissions and increase the efficiency of our fleet
Today, were reinventing our business model and and to invest in technologies for greener ways to
reconsidering the nature of waste itself to turn it into manage waste. Over the next 2 years, our goal
resources that will nourish our economy. Waste is is to increase our operations efficiency and reach
no longer a useless output of the process but rather a 40% waste diversion from landfill rate. We
a resource that is transported and transformed from are also conducting extensive research on green
an output of one industry into an input for another. technologies to convert waste to energy, and
are in the process of launching the regions first
They say that one mans trash is anothers treasure. Environmental Research Center.
At Beeah, this is literally true. We are capturing
value from waste streams by processing wastes Being at the forefront of leading environmental
to provide recycled raw materials that have lower change, Beeah is set to fulfill the Emiri decree which
carbon and water footprints. Waste is no longer we have been set to do - to protect the environment
something to get rid of its a resource. and position Sharjah as a leading example in
positive environmental sustainability. We will strive
Our customers are recognizing that environmental to find new and better ways to do so by providing
sustainability can help them cut costs and our customers with valued environmental solutions.
improve their operations. Some have, since the We aim to extract more value from the materials
establishment of Beeah, started setting lower we manage. And we will continue to challenge
waste goals while we strive to help them reach their ourselves to minimize our own operational footprint
sustainability goals by looking at their wastes and and improve the environment. Our business has
resource use in a holistic way. We evaluate every never been more relevant to the world we live in
aspect of their operations and recommend overall and the challenges our customers face than it is
strategies for operating more sustainably from today. And our opportunity has never been greater.
FOREWORD
maximizing recycling to reducing waste to avoiding
the generation of waste in the first place.
H. E. Salim Al Owais
Chairman
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GRI 1.1
Dear Stakeholder,
This report conveys the sustainability and to date and 100,000 students from grades 1 to 12
environmental responsibility that we, as a educated on the importance of the environment.
company, have embarked on throughout the year We are also proud to be have successfully
2010. It provides valuable information on our rendered dozens of community awareness events
environmental, economic, and social performance and activities ranging from: beach clean-up
and communicates how we, at Beeah, are helping campaigns and port underwater clean-ups, to
communities, businesses, and individuals achieve awareness workshops and seminars in public
their sustainability goals. areas and universities, as well as a variety of
events celebrating international environment days.
In 2010, we have used our expertise and
capabilities to capture value from waste streams by The folds of this report will walk you through
processing waste to provide recycled raw materials our 2010 journey in more depth. Enjoy knowing
A Word
that, as a result, have lowered our carbon and more about what we do, and how we are leading
water footprints. Waste is no longer something to environmental change in the UAE.
get rid of its a resource.
From The
Two years ago, we committed that in 2010 we
will launch innovative, educational, multi-media
youth communication programmes and start our
community outreach efforts. Today we are proud
CEO
to say that this goal has been fulfilled with the
launch of the Beeah School of Environment, which Khaled Al Huraimel
encompasses a participation of 145 schools CEO
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GLOBAL
REPORTING
INITIATIVE
INDEXGRI 3.12
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organization that produces a comprehensive sustainability
reporting framework that is widely used globally. Beeah has based its first sustainability report on the GRI Framework
in order to measure the companys economic, environmental, and social performance as well as its principals and
performance indicators in accordance with international standards.
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period 24 PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision 45
and use of products and services
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period 59
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at 49
Reporting Parameters
significant locations of operation
3.1 Reporting period 15
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region 49
3.2 Date of the most recent previous report 15
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to part-time employees 41
3.3 Reporting cycle 15
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, absenteeism and total number of work-related fatalities by region 41
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report 59
LA10 Average hours of training per year by employee category 49
3.5 Process for defining report content 15
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to woman 49
3.6 Boundary of the report 15
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation 54
3.7 Limitations on the scope or boundary of the report 15
HR4 Total Number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken 41
3.8 Basis for reporting on subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc. 15
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risks for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute 41
3.10 Explanation of any re-statements of information from previous reports 15 to the elimination of child labor.
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting period in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods. 15 HR7 Operations identified as having significant risks for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures 41
3.12 Table identifying the location of the standard disclosures in the report 12 taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor.
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Report Profile Tandeef
GRI 3.1, GRI 3.2, GRI 3.3, GRI 3.7, GRI 3.5
and Boundary
managed by a team of international experts.
GRI 3.5, GRI 3.6, GRI 3.8, GRI 3.10, GRI 3.11 Facilities at the waste management complex
About
(WMC) include:
Based on Beeahs vision, mission and strategy, The Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
this sustainability report highlights indicators The Tyre Recycling Facility (TRF)
that Beeah is currently capable of measuring The Construction and Demolition Waste
This Report
and indicators that are considered important to (CDW) Plant
Beeahs stakeholders. An Engineered Landfill
Oil Lagoons
This report focus on entities that Beeah has full The Compost Plant
Executive
financial and operational control over. Items are
reported on from a sustainability context. The
report will provide data and information on 3
main divisions.
Summary
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Corporate Division Corporate
(head office) (head office)
Division
The Corporate Division located at the Beeah
Beeah Waste head office consists of the administrative
Management Beeah Waste departments at Beeah:
Environmental responsibility and consulting
Tandeef
Complex Management Marketing, awareness and communications
Al Sajah
Operations Complex Business development and strategy
Finance
Division Al Sajah Support Services
The Beeah waste management complex is located The head office is located on the 1st floor of
off Al Dhaid Road in the Al Sajah area of Sharjah. the Lagoon Tower at the Corniche Road, in the
The waste management complex is home to some City of Sharjah, UAE.
of the worlds finest and largest waste recovery
and recycling facilities and is managed by a team
of international experts.
Facilities at the waste management complex
(WMC) include:
The Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
The Tyre Recycling Facility (TRF)
The Construction and Demolition Waste Tandeef
(CDW) Plant
An Engineered Landfill
Operations
Oil Lagoons Division
The Compost Plant Tandeef is a division of Beeah that
is responsible for waste collection,
street cleaning and city beautification
services. Tandeef has an office in the
Al Khan area of the city of Sharjah as
well as offices that supervise the waste
transfer stations and sector operations.
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Beeah adopts a three-pronged approach to This last point is worth elaborating upon.
improving Sharjahs environment build the Forcing environmental change primarily through
technical and physical capacity to manage each regulations and enforcement is a difficult and
environmental challenge, develop the policies expensive undertaking. Ideally, the majority of
and regulations to require compliance and the individuals and institutions can be motivated to
use of the new systems and facilities, and, just take the required actions if they clearly understand
as importantly, promote public awareness and what needs to be done, why and how, and if the
understanding of Sharjahs environmental issues facilities and systems are well-designed so that they
and the responsibility of individuals and institutions are straightforward to use. This allows enforcement
to play their role in solving our shared challenges. officials to concentrate their efforts in areas where
compliance is weaker. In addition, a high level
This approach which we call the three-legged of public understanding and awareness is the
stool has been proven in many countries around only way to motivate people to decide to exceed
the world to be the most effective way to create regulatory requirements, and makes them much
lasting change, and it is important that all three more likely to adopt future improvements as the
legs of the stool be developed simultaneously. systems and facilities are developed in the Emirate.
First and foremost the facilities and operational The other key element of Beeahs approach to
procedures must be in place. One cannot regulate its operations is clear priority setting. There are
a cleaner form of activity without actually making a wide range of environmental challenges in
it physically possible. However, as the facilities Sharjah, but Beeahs primary focus in the near-
become operational it is critical that at the same term is in the area of waste management. It is an
time as the facility is being readied for operation obvious and visible challenge, and Sharjahs rapid
that regulations are introduced to require their use growth is clearly overwhelming the existing waste
and public education campaigns are conducted to management facilities. In addition, poor waste
WHAT
inform the public of the facilities and regulations, management is having immediate negative impacts
why they are necessary and how to comply. If the on water and air quality, as well as conservation.
regulations and public education are not in place It has also been proven in many countries that
as the facilities are opened, there is a great risk engaging individuals and institutions in recycling
SUSTAINABIL-
that they will sit idle and lose public credibility. activities is an excellent method of introducing them
The reverse is also true if regulations and public to the broader range of environmental actions that
education campaigns are introduced before the they can take, and is an effective lead-in to the
facilities are ready, the environmental program introduction of a broader range of environmental
RONMENTAL-
operational and readily accessible, and if ones in Sharjah.
does then widespread illegal dumping of tyres can
be expected. The Environment Department is the green
ISM MEAN
conscience of Beeah. Its overall role is to
The public awareness and understanding elements demonstrate environmental leadership both across
of the environmental program are also critical the community and within the corporation. Its
at the very least the public needs to be educated specific jobs are to create the awareness stool
TO BEEAH
about the new regulations and facilities, but in and to work with government on the regulatory
addition it is possible to motivate people to take stool it does this while at the same time
environmentally responsible actions because it providing environmental management advice and
is the right thing to do, and is the socially and support both internally and externally.
culturally acceptable thing to do.
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About Us
GRI 2.3, GRI 2.6
About
Beeah -
Values and
Sustainability Beeah: /bi h / (noun) [Environment]
all of the air, water and land
minerals, organisms, and other
external factors that surround
and influence life on earth,
including atmospheric conditions,
food chains, and the water cycle.
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CORPORATE
STRUCTURE SALIM AL OWAIS
CHAIRMAN
KHALED AL HURAIMEL
CEO
TANDEEF LANDFILL PROCESSES GROUP HSSE MARKETING & ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS FINANCE SUPPORT
COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
MRF
CDW PR and Strategy - Accounts
Environmental
TRF Communication Corporate - Analysis
Street sweeping Advisor Services
HEALTH & SAFETY Branding Development - Assets GROUP HR
Waste collection Maintenance
Sponsorship Fire Safety Services Market Research Management
Containers
Environmental Tandeef Sales
3 stream bins Operations
Leadership TRF Sales Finance
Workshop
Awarness Material Sales
SUPPLY CHAIN
Waste collection Educations Confidential MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
Document
CSR
Destruction
800 tandeef & Recycling
Tandeef Outreach
customer service
IT
Customer Services
LEGAL
FACILITY
MANAGEMENT
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VISION mission
TO BE
THE BEST COMMITMENT
TO CUSTOMER
MANAGEMENT
integrated waste
management
solutions for our
customers
COMPANY IN
COMMITMENT
TO COMMUNITIES
EMERGING
We provide a
cleaner, healthier,
COMMITMENT and sustainable
MARKETS
TO MUTUAL environment for
ACCOUNTABILITY our communities
We are accountable
to each other
COMMITMENT TO
VALUES
SHAREHOLDERS
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Our Stakeholders
The board is required to meet at least once a year for the
Governance Annual General Meeting, but may meet more often to
Processes
an interest in and influence on the organization. can continue to improve Sharjahs environment and future.
The board makes decisions based on what ultimately is
best for the long-term interest of the Emirate of Sharjah
SHAREHOLDERS GRI 4.1, GRI 4.2, GRI 4.3, GRI 4.4 and Beeahs shareholders.
Beeahs Board of Directors includes influential and Through the Managing Director, who is an Executive
respected individuals from the Emirate of Sharjah. Board Member, Beeahs employees can have their
The Board of Directors is the highest governance body at recommendations and concerns addressed to the Board of
Beeah and consists of 5 members. Directors. Beeah is committed to its employees and works
closely with them to achieve its vision.
H.E. Salim Bin Mohammed Al Owais, Chairman Beeah
H. H. Sheikha Rasha Al Qasimi, Board Member
Assistant Director General for Health, Environment,
Colleagues and Quality Affairs, Sharjah City Municipality
Eng. Sultan Al Mualla, Vice Chairman
Director General, Sharjah City Municipality
Mrs. Randa Kamal, Board Member CEO JMS
Mr. Samer Kamal, Board Member
COMMUNITIES CUSTOMERS Managing Director, Beeah
Environmental Communities Sharjah Municipality The Chairman of the Board and all other Board Members
Educational Institutions Sharjah Government
hold non-executive positions within the Board except
Families (Resident / Visiting) Municipal Governments
for Mr. Samer Kamal who is also the Managing Director
Financial Institutions Commercial Customers
of Beeah.
Regulatory Bodies Health Care Institutions
Partners Industrial Customers
Suppliers Free Zones
Media Recycling Outlets
Number of Non-executive Members Four
End Users of Products & Services
Number of Independent Members Zero
Stakeholder Priority Stakeholder Issues
Shareholders Lasting economic value, positive returns on their invest-
ments, social responsibility, and reputation
Customers High quality products and comprehensive services
Members of the Community Improvements in the environmental aspects of the Emirate.
A more livable and sustainable city. Infrastructure in place
to allow for recycling
Employees (colleagues) Sense of belonging and purpose, live the Beeah values,
they want to be brand advocates and seek career and
growth guidance. Employees want to be inspired and to be
environmental leaders and high performers
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Beeah is the UAEs
leading integrated
environment and
waste management
company.
Under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Dr.
Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the
Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and
Ruler of Sharjah, Beeah was created to fulfil a
mandate which is the protection of the environment
is a top priority for the Government of Sharjah.
CORPORATE
long as the opportunities present a profitable entry.
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Tandeef was officially launched in January 2010
to provide waste collection and city beautification
for the Emirate of Sharjah. Tandeef plays a
vital role in helping Beeah become the leading
environmental management company in the
region by providing coherent and sustainable
environmental solutions to meet the challenges
of the community it serves.
TANDEEF
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By the end of 2010, Tandeef had over 311 employees and managed over 142
superior and purpose-specific vehicles in its efforts to make Sharjah one of the
most livable cities in the region.
Tandeefs call centre provides hands-on solutions Maysaloon Al Nekhailat Al Azra Al Sweihat Al Juraina Majaz-3
and responds to urgent complaints within Al Mujarrah Al Rifa'ah Al Ghaphia Al Muwafjah Al Noof Al Khan
24 hours of receiving a call. Al Naba'a Am Muntazah Al Falaj Elyash Al Bade'a Al Layyah
Al Sharq/Al Qula'a Al Fisht Al Qoaz Al Homa Al Falah Al Khalidya
Tandeefs vehicles use ultra-low diesel Al Mansura Shaqan Al Shahba Umm Fanin Al Mamzar
to ensure a minimum carbon footprint Al Ramla West/East Al Hazana Sanman Al Barashi Al Nahda
Al Qadasiya Al Khazamia Al Saja'a
Each Tandeef boat collects approximately
Al Ramaqia Al Atain
100kg of recyclables per day
Al Darari Al Hoashi
Tandeefs qualified and professional team Al Rafa
now collects approximately Al Turfa
20,000 tonnes of waste monthly Al Tala'a
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Tandeef Waste Sectors served and weight of
waste collected by Tandeef in 2010
Collection Month Collection (Tonnes) Sectors serviced
tandeef.com
Tandeef uses 69 collection vehicles in In 2011, the number of employees at Tandeef is expected Status Vehicle Qty Classification
Status Vehicle Qty Classification
order to collect waste in the Emirate of to grow past 1,100, and the number of vehicles to be Sweeper Madvac 101 7 beautification
3 stream collection international 4900 1 collection operated and managed by Tandeef is expected to grow
Sharjah. Below is a breakdown of the Sweeper LN - 50 24 beautification
vehicles that Tandeef currently uses. 3 stream collection Freightliner FL80 3 collection to around 362.
Sweeper CN - 100 17 beautification
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Confidential Beeah Waste The Tyre Recycling
Document Management Facility (TRF)
Destruction Complex Al Sajah There are currently more than 8 million tyres stored at
AND Recycling The Beeah Waste Management Complex - Al Sajah,
the WMC and there are about 2,500 new tyres coming in
daily. These tyres consume valuable land space, act as a
located at a fair distance from the heart of the city,
The confidential document destruction and recycling fire hazard, and when co-mingled with garbage, provide
accepts municipal and commercial waste from the
service is a personalized certified service which consists of a habitat for mosquitoes, rats and other vermin.
Emirate of Sharjah. The management of the Al Sajah
a branded Beeah shredding vehicle operated by a skilled
waste management complex was handed over to Beeah
document destruction team visiting the locations of the To curtail the adverse effects of sending tyres to landfill,
in 2009.
client so that the process can be policed and supervised Beeah built a state of the art cryogenic tyre recycling
by the client. Beeahs mobile shredding vehicle is facility. In the cryogenic process, tyres are cut using a
capable of shredding a variety of paper-based items The Material shredder to sizes of around 50 mm. The shreds are then
Recovery Facility
that may hold sensitive client or corporate information. fed into a freezing chamber where the rubber is subjected
Upon completion of the job, Beeah issues certifications to liquid nitrogen to make it as brittle as glass, and is
of destruction and an equivalency of trees saved through
recycling of the paper products. We currently shred
(MRF) then crushed into very fine particles by cracker mills. Steel
and fibers are separated from the rubber using magnetic Beeah also possesses:
documents for many banks, real estate agencies and separators and are sold separately. A colored mulch system: for coloring large pieces of
The Beeah MRF is a sorting plant that separates
private companies. Our shredding schedule consists of crumb rubber for use in landscaping around shrubs,
recyclable materials using state-of-the-art technology,
daily client site visits. The rubber can then be reduced to sizes varying walkways etc.
industry best practices and a team of highly trained staff.
between 0.6mm in size to 4mm and can be packaged A landscape paver system: for manufacturing
The MRF started operations in the first quarter of 2010
Beeah currently operates and manages 1 confidential into 4 required output sizes. The whole process takes complete pavers for walkways, garden patios, and
and currently operates one 8 hour shift receiving between
document destruction vehicle. approximately 40 minutes. A detailed description of the driveways.
18,000 and 20,000 tonnes of MSW per month. It is
In 2010, the total tonnage of the shredded papers that process can be seen on the next page. A mobile asphalt rubber paving system: to blend
the largest such facility in the Middle East and the third
were collected (then sold) is 155.55 crumb rubber with bitumen for making roads.
largest in the world.
Major clients: The rubber produced, known as crumb rubber or ground An oversize tire reduction system (OTR): to take very
Noor Islamic Bank rubber, is sold for use in many applications including: large tyres from construction vehicles and to break
Info Fort MRF Highlights them down so that they can be fed into the shredder.
HSBC Bee'ah owns, manages & operates the worlds third Cover in horse arenas / stables / racetracks
JW Marriott largest Material Recovery Facility Cover in playgrounds The tyre recycling facility began operations in June 2010
Siemens Infill in synthetic turf fields and currently operates 18 hour shift per day. The facility
The MRF's capacity is the largest in the Middle East at
500,000 tonnes annually Blend in making roads has a capacity to process 2,400,000 tyres per year.
A raw material to molded /extruded products
The MRF is designed to adhere to the principle of cost
control and minimization TRF Highlights
Recyclable separation is done through a combination Beeah uses a highly advanced Cryogenic process to
of manual and mechanical sorting recycle tyres
All MRF employees receive health and safety awareness Beeahs Tyre Recycling Facility has a capacity to
training and are trained on product identification process 2.4 million tyres annually
All MRF employees are required to wear personal Output: Crumb Rubber (4 Grades)
protective equipment at all times
Output: Rubber Tiles - can be made into any shape or
The number of employees working at the MRF in 2010 color
was approximately 130
145 recycled tyres can produce 550 rubber tiles
covering an area of 23 m
Beeah sells the recyclable material it recovers mainly
to the local market. International markets are only 1,050 tyres are used to pave one kilometer of a single
lane rubberized asphalt road
considered when no local buyers exist. Beeah currently
has markets for the following items: It takes an average of 130 tyres to produce 1 tonne of
steel-free crumb rubber
Aluminum cans Crumb Rubber can be used for several applications
PET clear plastic such as flooring systems for schools, gyms, golf
courses, parks and horse stables
PET green plastic
Mixed plastics
Mixed paper
OCC Cardboard
Steel cans
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HOPPER CRUMB SCREW
PRIMARY CONVEYER
FEEDER & SIZE RUBBER
TRUCK SHREDTECH MAX CHIP FREEZER SIZES (MAX & BUCKET PRIMARY
REDUCTION ELEVATOR
TYRES / TYRE 50.8MM CONVEYER CHAMBER UNITS 9.5MM) SCREEN
DEBEADED SHREDDER CHIPS SYSTEM WITHOUT (MATERIAL
(3 HEAVY TO SEPERA-
TRUCK (DETECTS DUTY MILLS) STEEL &
TIRE METALS) FIBER TION UNIT)
START
DRYER SYSTEM FIBER/STEEL
FURTHER (REMOVES CONVEYER
BREAKDOWN MOISTURE (TRANSFER PRIMARY
TRUCK DEBEADED REQUIRED OF
TYRES TRUCK BEFORE TO SCRAP SCREEN
TRUCK OVERSIZED CLASSIFICA- FIBER & STEEL
TYRES DEBEADER TYRE MATERIALS TION & DISPOSAL
TOGETHER THE REDUCTION TRANSFERS BINS)
UNITS ARE CAPABLE OVERSIZED
OF TOTAL HOURLY MATERIAL TO
THOUGHPUT OF 4500KG THE FREEZING-
OF RUBBER CHIPS CHAMBER FOR
CRYOGENIC
FURTHER
BREAKDOWN
SECONDARY
MAGNETIC
TOTAL MAXIMUM SEPERATOR
TYRE
FREEZING CAPACITY
OF 50.8MM CHIPS IS
4500KGS PER HOUR BUT
SYSTEM THOUGHPUT IS
MATCHED TO THE TOTAL
SCREEN
RECYCLING
CAPACITY OF THE SIZE
REDUCTION UNITS. CLASSIFIER
NITROGEN USAGE FOR PRIMARY
OPERATING UNDER GRIND
NORMAL OPERATING (SEPERATES
THE STREAM
SYSTEM
CONDITIONS IS LESS THAN
0.5KG OF NITROGEN PER OF RUBBER
0.5KG OF CLEAN, DRY, INTO
CAR TIRE CHIPS DIFFERENT
MESH SIZES)
UNDER20 OVER 20
MESH MESH
(0.85MM) (0.85MM)
FINISH
SCREENED
PROJECT INTO THE SECONDARY
CONVEYING APPROPRIATE FREEZING &
AND STORAGE SIZES FOR GRINDING
SYSTEM BAGGINS, SYSTEM
DEPENDING
ON THE
SCREENS USED
IN THE CLASSI-
FICATION
THIS STORAGE SYSTEM PROCESS
HOLDS 8 HOURS OF
PRODUCTION FOR FIVE
DIFFERENT MESH SIZES
38 INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT
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Landfill Commitment to
Management our environment
Landfill Highlights
Al Sajah landfill is said to be one of the worlds largest. Approximately 2.3 million tonnes MSW has been
Actions We Take
The landfill is continually reshaped to increase the deposited since 2001 GRI EN4, EN8
side-slope stability and for it to appear more visually
Approximately 46% of the UAE's industrial waste is
appealing. Standard operating procedures including Beeah is committed to leading the region in
produced in industries in Sharjah
daily landfill cover, litter picking and processing materials environmental change and understands that change has
Bee'ah specialists estimate that approximately 60% to start from within.
at a quick pace, all reduce the negative environmental
of materials can be recovered for recycling
impacts of landfill.
MSW inputs of approximately 40,000 tonnes
per month Commitment to the
Landscaping of the landfill is an ongoing process in order Environment Highlights
to ensure the site is aesthetically acceptable. Standard The amount of waste deposited at the landfill in
December 2010 was down 40.5% from the amount Over 1,750 Recyclers distributed throughout the
personal protective equipment must be worn at all times;
of waste deposited at the landfill in January 2010 Emirate of Sharjah
all landfill employees must receive health and safety
awareness training. Over 4,500 blue bins distributed in-offices Waste
throughout Sharjah
Beeahs employees are encouraged to recycle and to
All Bee'ah Employees live the company values live the Beeah way of life. Each employee at Beeah has
and recycle at home
physical access to a blue recycling bin and to a black
waste bin. Employees are encouraged to throw items
Water
that are recyclable in the blue bin and items that are
Beeah has 4 main water sources. It receives water from:
non-recyclable in the black bin. Items that employees
The Sharjah Electricity Water Authority (SEWA): Water
are encouraged to throw in the blue bin include: paper,
received from SEWA is mainly used to provide water
newspaper, magazines, cardboard, plastic bottles, cans,
to the Beeah head office, the Tandeef locations and
paper bags, and aluminum trays.
the labor camps.
Al Naqaa (sweet water): Since the Beeah Waste
A waste audit was conducted at Beeah to assess the
Management Complex - Al Sajah is not connected
effectiveness of Beeahs internal recycling drive. The
to the SEWA water network; the facilities at Al Sajah
audits took place between August 4, 2010 and August
receive sweet water from the private company
17, 2010. The results of the audit were very positive.
Construction and CDW Highlights Al Naqaa.
Masafi Mineral Water Company: All Beeah sites
Demolition Waste The process to breakdown CDW takes approximately
15 minutes receive drinking water from Masafi.
At the Beeah head office the recycling rate for
aluminum cans, steels cans, plastic bottles, office paper,
(CDW) Management Components include concrete, asphalt, wood, metals,
gypsum wallboard and roofing
Ground water (salt water) from wells: Salty ground
water from wells is used for the oil lagoons and
newspapers and magazines is approximately 100%. For
cardboard, the recycling rate is 95%.
for the landfill at the Beeah Waste Management
The CDW plant has a capacity to process 1,500 tonnes of CDW accounts for the majority of the waste produced
in Sharjah Complex - Al Sajah.
CDW per day. In Sharjah approximately 70,000 tonnes At the Tandeef office in the Al Khan area of Sharjah,
The table below shows the total volume of water
a month of CDW is generated, around 40% of the CDW Output: Aggregate (5 Grades) the results were very similar. The recycling rate for
withdrawn for Beeahs operations in 2010 and the
comes to the CDW plant. aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, cardboard,
amount spent on acquiring the water.
All employees working at the CDW plant receive health newspapers and magazines is approximately 100%.
Applications and safety awareness training and are trained on
In road base product identification. They are required to wear personal There is a 97% recycling rate for office paper.
In cement kilns protective equipment at all times.
As aggregate products Water usage by Beeah division and by source
Corporate Al Sajah Waste
Tandeef Operations Total by Source
(Head Office) Management Complex
m3/year AED m3/year AED m3/year AED m3/year AED
SEWA 1663.94 10980.7 - - 7494.48 49457.64 9158.4171 60438.3
Al Naqaa - - 7499.082 182315 - - 7499.0816 182315
Masafi 9.51023 4707 50.09692 24795 34.5496 17100 94.156752 46602
5 GRADES Ground Water - - 102762.3 0 - - 102762.33 0
OUTPUT Total by Division 1673.45 15687.7 110311.5 207110 7529.03 66557.64 119513.99 289356
CDW CDW PLANT
(APPROX.
15 MINS
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BEEAH HEAD OFFICE BLUE BIN TANDEEF OFFICE BLUE BIN
41.13%
Newspaper and Magazine 87.0%
Office Paper
21.63%
Cardboard 10.56%
PET
11.35%
PET 2.15%
Glass
3.90%
Office Paper 0.29%
Aluminum Cans
2.13%
Empty Printer Cartridge 0.0%
Steel Cans
1.17%
Aluninum Cans 0.0%
Newspaper and Magazine
0.57%
Glass 0.0%
Cardboard
0.04%
Steel Cans
82.25%
General Waste
94.06% General Waste
5.43% Cardboard
3.30% Office Paper
3.81% Fine
1.39% Cloth
2.99% Film
0.66% Cardboard
1.90% Newspaper and Magazine
0.53% Plastic Film
0.71% PET
0.07% PET
0.27% Office Paper
0.0% Foam
0.27% Foam
0.0% Magazine
0.0% Glass
0.0%
Cans
0.0%
Steel Cans
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ENERGY
GRI EN3
The use of Low Sulphur (50 ppm)
Primary sources of energy used include:
Electricity through the Sharjah Electricity and Water
Diesel has the following benefits:
Authority (SEWA). Energy received from SEWA is
Improved performance Due to the cleaner and more efficient
mainly used at the Beeah Head Office, and at labor
combustion characteristics of the diesel
accommodations.
Longer engine life Due to reduced wear
Diesel:
Extended oil drain interval Due to reduced soot formation
o 500 part per million (ppm) diesel is mainly used to
and lubricant oil breakdown
provide energy to the Beeah Waste Management
Environmentally friendly Due to reduced harmful exhaust emissions
Complex as it is not connected to the SEWA
o Reduction of black sooty smoke emissions by up to 60%
electricity grid.
o Carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides are now
o 50 parts per million (ppm) diesel is mainly used
just a fraction of their former levels
to power the Tandeef fleet of waste collection and
o Reduction of sulphur oxide emissions and exhaust odors
city beautification vehicles. This low sulphur diesel
reduces particulate emissions without reducing the
performance of vehicles.
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Beeah School Environmental
of Environment awareness and
Beeahs mandate stipulates that Beeah propose a
outreach
comprehensive environmental training and education
Beeahs awareness and outreach initiatives in
plan in coordination with the concerned governmental,
2010 are immense.
educational and global entities; to prepare children
education programmes; to spread environmental
Sponsorship
awareness and to develop environmental thinking of all
Beeah sponsored the following events and
categories of society in participation to create a clean
entities in 2010
community.
Beeah Ajman 1st Environment Conference Sustainable Development and Green Environment; Jan 2010
achieves
community
change
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MOU Signings Commitment to Our People,
In 2010, Beeah signed MOUs with:
Employee Healthcare and
The Sharjah Tatweer Forum
The American University of Sharjah
Environment of The Workplace
GRI EC7, GRI LA1, GRI LA10, GRI LA14
Activities
Below are other activities that Beeah was involved with
Activities
Residential roll-out for high rise buildings in Sharjah
Sharjah Environment Awareness Award
Green Your Home awareness campaign SCFA ; May/June 2010
World Environment Day Al Qasba June 2010
5 EMPLOYEES
2007
21 EMPLOYEES
2008
276 EMPLOYEES
2009
727 EMPLOYEES
2010
1800 EMPLOYEES
2011
2000+ EMPLOYEES
2012
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Beeahs
1
Grading System
In order to ensure that all employees at Beeah,
2
regardless of their ethnic background or gender,
receive equal pay for work of equal value, and equal 3
opportunities for growth within the company, Beeah
introduced a grading and performance system where
each employee at Beeah is assigned a grade that
defines their monetary and non-monetary benefits. Within
each grade, men and woman, receive a salary within a
When Beeah was established in 2007, it had only 5
specified range in accordance with their skills.
full time employees; by the end of 2010 the number of
employees skyrocketed to 696. Over the years Beeah
has showed that it is committed to the growth and success
of its staff and that it strives to make each employee an Internships Number
environmental leader. Department
of Interns
Beeah believes strongly in hiring university students for Environment 4
Commitment to our People Highlights internship positions. Students bring with them fresh ideas,
Business Intelligence 1
work ethic, enthusiasm, talent and many other traits. In
All Beeah Employees live the company values and recycle at home
2010, Beeah trained 9 interns and in 2011 is looking to Finance 1
Beeah is committed to the growth and success of its staff increase this number. 2010 interns by department: Marketing and Communications 3
Beeah is committed to Emiratisation
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Training and Open Door Policy
Development The HR Department at Beeah has an open door policy
and encourages employees to address their concerns
Beeah is committed to providing its employees with safety starts with education and is one reason why
with members of the HR Department.
opportunities to further develop their skills. Tandeef provides comprehensive safety training to its
At the head office, new employees are given orientation entire staff.
in order to ease their transition into Beeah. All employees
are then provided on the job training as well as coaching At the Beeah Waste Management Complex - Al Sajah, Human Rights
and mentoring. Employees are also encouraged to attend all employees receive health and safety awareness
workshops, seminars and conferences that can further training. Employees are also trained on product Beeah respects the human rights of all its employees
develop their skills. Formal external training is also identification and on job related items. Also depending and stakeholders and engages them in a fair and
provided to Beeah employees on an ad hoc basis. on job function computer literacy training may be equitable manner.
At the Tandeef site, Tandeef management believes that provided to employees at the Waste Management
Complex.
2010 Human Rights at Beeah
2010 Tandeef Training Indicator Value Comment
New Starter Orientation and Training 10 hours (competency assessed on day 2) Total number of incidents of 0 No legal actions or complaints have been registered with the organization or
discrimination competent authorities. Beeah does not tolerate discrimination at any level on
Health & Safety Training On going, on average 6 hours per week grounds of race, color, sex, religion, political opinion, etc.
Computer Literacy Training Depending on job function, some employees may receive
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When selecting suppliers, Beeah also takes into account 6. W
e also take the responsibility to discourage Child
Commitment to Commitment to the price being offered by the supplier, their experience, Labor and refrain from using/utilizing services/
our Customers our shareholders turnover, key customers, ISO certifications, and most
importantly whether or not the supplier has environmental
products (for onward delivery to our customers)
from all those who are involved in Child Labor or
GRI PR6 health and safety (EHS) policies in place. Beeah has also encourage such activities.
In 2010, Beeahs shareholders benefited from the
established green procurement policies to ensure that it
Beeah promotes environmental awareness and following:
sources from suppliers who are environmentally conscious Procurement Ethics
responsibility in the Emirate of Sharjah while also operating Revenue generation from the sale of recyclables from
and whose environmental impact is minimal; this is 1. Refrain from passing/disclosing confidential information
some of the worlds most advanced waste recovery both the MRF and the TRF
done by requiring vendors to declare their acceptance of Beeah to the 3rd party.
facilities. Materials recovered and sold include: New financial policies
and compliance to green procurement and general 2. Maintain strict confidentiality of all documents in our
Additional controls
procurement ethics Beeah requires that suppliers and possession.
Paper Products Brand development
vendors declare acceptance to the following green 3. Refrain from any un-ethical issues directly or in-directly,
OCC Cardboard Improved reputation, from the many awareness and
procurement and procurement ethics policies: such as:
Mixed Paper outreach events
Offering commission or service charges etc; to Beeah
Aluminum & Steel Sponsorships
Green Procurement employees
Steel cans 1. Promote environment friendly atmosphere by Offering high value gifts and entertainment/dinner
Aluminum cans compliance to environmental requirements such as programmes to Beeah employees
Steel
Plastics
Commitment to reduced raw material/resource use, reduced energy Encouraging un-ethical issues and activities
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Memberships and Partnerships
Shj TV ECS
SCCI
AL QASSIMI
HOSPITAL
SEZ
SCTDA
EPAA
STF
SCFA
AUS
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Sustainability Awards and
Performance Recognition
Summary GRI 2.10
Contact Information
GRI 3.4
305 Lagoon Tower, Corniche Road, P.O. Box 20248, Sharjah, UAE
Phone: +971 6 5729000 Fax: +971 6 5729333
E-mail: info@beeah-uae.com
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