Qatar Foundation launches green island recycling hub in Education City

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has launched Green Island, a unique recycling hub designed to promote eco friendly living practices, coinciding with the...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation has launched Green Island, a unique recycling hub designed to promote eco-friendly living practices, coinciding with the beginning of Qatar Sustainability Week 2024 which commenced today.

Based at Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Education City, Green Island is a community-centric recycling hub featuring educational exhibits, workshops, and interactive displays that offer hands-on learning experiences for visitors. It also hosts a self-service recycling station with seven main recycling streams for paper, plastic, glass, metals, batteries, cables, and electronics.

Ouassim Alami, Strategic Initiatives Advisor, QF’s Chief Operating Officer’s (COO) Office, said: “Green Island is a multisectoral, partnership-based learning hub where Qatar Foundation aims to provide experiential education to the entire community. We target learners of all ages, and with the support of our partners from both the private and public sectors, we offer hands-on workshops to raise awareness on the importance of sustainability. Our goal is to educate visitors about the numerous national projects and initiatives that are contributing to making Qatar a more sustainable nation.

Dr. Nawal H. Al-Sulaiti, Sustainability Manager, QF’s COO Office, said: “Green Island showcases practical sustainability applications such as construction waste upcycling, sustainable farming, and solar energy. We are also addressing the challenge of food waste, which is a significant issue for the entire region. Additionally, we are proud that Green Island hosts promising biofuel research from QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University and QF partner university Texas A&M University at Qatar.