An estimated 11.2 billion tonnes of solid waste is collected worldwide every year and its degeneration contributes to about five per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. DP World and Hutchison Port Holdings Limited (HPH) have joined forces to combat global warming in a Waste Reduction Campaign that will multiply the effect of their individual efforts to curb global greenhouse emissions.

The joint DP World-HPH campaign, which will run from September 19 to 21, has been established and follows the theme ‘Recycling Begins & Ends with You.’

The campaign will see employees of DP World and HPH ‘reach across the fence’ and engage in joint activities in locations around the world where these companies operate terminals within the same port complex such as Laem Chabang (Thailand), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Busan (South Korea) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).

The list of joint activities that are being developed include clean-up days at terminals, beaches or other affected areas specific to each locality, food waste disposal and composting efforts, e-waste and battery recycling, office recycling and green transportation to reduce vehicle emissions.

Mohammed Sharaf, Group Chief Executive Officer, DP World, said: “We are committed to minimising the impact we have on the environment and maximising the benefits we can bring to the communities in which we operate, and we are therefore very pleased to be working with HPH on this important initiative.

We are both businesses with a global footprint and efforts such as the Waste Reduction Campaign leverage the synergy between our two organisations to the benefit of the community.

The port business by its very nature has long investment horizons and one of our aims as a company is to build and maintain strong communities for the long term to ensure a sustainable future for all.

By initiating and maintaining a culture of recycling at work, and by working with the communities with initiatives such as this, we move closer to achieving this goal.”