I agree with you londonalgiers. Since this is just a volunteer work, i can only handle papers. Al Swaidi Factory collects our office paper once a month and it is a good idea to collect papers from the public as well to lessen the waste in the landfills. Also, we just dont recycle our papers, we reduce the amount of paper we use and re-use if both sides not filled out yet. That's the only time we recycle the paper if its all used up.
Paper recycling is everywhere here in qatar but sadly to schools and some private companies only.
to tell you all this is my initiative in celebration of the World Environment Day on June 5, 2008. In my own little way helping the environment and the people as well.
OUR COMPANY IS A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT, EMIRATES ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CSR NETWORK AND EMIRATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. IF YOUR COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO HOW HOW TO START GOING GREEN JUST LET ME KNOW. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS EEG CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS REGARD.
THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ALPHABET 80 Ways to Celebrate
Adopt a ‘green’ way of life
Art made of recycled materials
Auctions to benefit an environmental project
Award presentations for environmental competitions
Awareness campaigns
B
Bicycle parades/races
Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and Radio)
Buy a fuel-efficient car
C
Calculate your carbon footprint
Carpools
Celebrity support
Clean-up campaigns
Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry)
Conferences on the environment
D
Debates on environment issues
Dedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 June
Distribute leaflets, brochures and posters
Donate to an environmental cause
E
Environmental education programmes in schools
Excursions to nature sites
Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings)
F
Fairs
Festivals
Film festivals on the environment
G
Give a gift membership of an environmental organisation
Guidelines to community-based environmental activities
H
Hoist banners at major road intersections
Help local environmental groups organise WED events
To
I
Inform all your friends about WED
Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector)
Issue First Day Covers (stamps)
J
Join an environmental group
Join UNEP’s carbon neutral network
K
Keep your neighbourhood clean
Kick-start an environmental campaign
Kick the CO2 habit!
Know your rights
To
L
Launch of government environment policies, books, reports
Lobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies
M
March for the environment
Media coverage and activities
N
Never litter
O
Offset your emissions
Organic farming/cooking
Organize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood
To
P
Parades
Performances (plays, songs, poetry)
Plant a tree
Plastic bags: avoid them!
Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks)
Puppet shows for children with an environmental message
Q
Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc…
R
Rainwater harvesting
Rallies
Ratify international environmental conventions
Reduce, re-use, recycle
Rehabilitate natural habitats
Replace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones
Top
S
Save paper
Seminars
Sort rubbish
Speeches
Sponsorship from private sector
Sports activities
Switch off stand-by TV and computer
T
Take action
T-shirts for WED
U
Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool)
V
Vehicle emission monitoring
Vermicomposting
Visits to botanical gardens and national parks
Volunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World
Top
W
Waste less!
Workshops
Write plays, poems, songs
Write letters to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers
I agree with you londonalgiers. Since this is just a volunteer work, i can only handle papers. Al Swaidi Factory collects our office paper once a month and it is a good idea to collect papers from the public as well to lessen the waste in the landfills. Also, we just dont recycle our papers, we reduce the amount of paper we use and re-use if both sides not filled out yet. That's the only time we recycle the paper if its all used up.
Paper recycling is everywhere here in qatar but sadly to schools and some private companies only.
to tell you all this is my initiative in celebration of the World Environment Day on June 5, 2008. In my own little way helping the environment and the people as well.
OUR COMPANY IS A MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT, EMIRATES ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CSR NETWORK AND EMIRATES GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. IF YOUR COMPANY WOULD LIKE TO HOW HOW TO START GOING GREEN JUST LET ME KNOW. ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS EEG CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS REGARD.
THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY ALPHABET
80 Ways to Celebrate
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Adopt a ‘green’ way of life
Art made of recycled materials
Auctions to benefit an environmental project
Award presentations for environmental competitions
Awareness campaigns
B
Bicycle parades/races
Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and Radio)
Buy a fuel-efficient car
C
Calculate your carbon footprint
Carpools
Celebrity support
Clean-up campaigns
Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry)
Conferences on the environment
D
Debates on environment issues
Dedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 June
Distribute leaflets, brochures and posters
Donate to an environmental cause
E
Environmental education programmes in schools
Excursions to nature sites
Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings)
F
Fairs
Festivals
Film festivals on the environment
G
Give a gift membership of an environmental organisation
Guidelines to community-based environmental activities
H
Hoist banners at major road intersections
Help local environmental groups organise WED events
To
I
Inform all your friends about WED
Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector)
Issue First Day Covers (stamps)
J
Join an environmental group
Join UNEP’s carbon neutral network
K
Keep your neighbourhood clean
Kick-start an environmental campaign
Kick the CO2 habit!
Know your rights
To
L
Launch of government environment policies, books, reports
Lobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies
M
March for the environment
Media coverage and activities
N
Never litter
O
Offset your emissions
Organic farming/cooking
Organize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood
To
P
Parades
Performances (plays, songs, poetry)
Plant a tree
Plastic bags: avoid them!
Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks)
Puppet shows for children with an environmental message
Q
Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc…
R
Rainwater harvesting
Rallies
Ratify international environmental conventions
Reduce, re-use, recycle
Rehabilitate natural habitats
Replace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones
Top
S
Save paper
Seminars
Sort rubbish
Speeches
Sponsorship from private sector
Sports activities
Switch off stand-by TV and computer
T
Take action
T-shirts for WED
U
Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool)
V
Vehicle emission monitoring
Vermicomposting
Visits to botanical gardens and national parks
Volunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World
Top
W
Waste less!
Workshops
Write plays, poems, songs
Write letters to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers
X
Xchange ideas
Xpect environmental responsibility
Y
Youth-led activities
Z
Zero emissions