EEG ends ‘Project Green Call’ drive

Sohaila Ahmed, Staff Reporter

Emirates Environmental Group successfully closed its one-month long Mobile Collection Campaign “Project Green Call”, that began on the 19th of March in honour of the Global Recycling Day. A total of 2,433 phones were collected from all over the UAE in just 30 days and will be sent for recycling to partnering facilities across the UAE.

EEG launched “Project Green Call” in 2016 to engage the Student Members during their Spring Break and simultaneously boost the mobile phone collection to reach the set target for 2016. In 2017, EEG decided to open the programme to all sectors of society to engage and promote the activity among the wider UAE society.

Moreover, in 2019, the project saw the registration of 131 entities, including students, Corporates and Academic Members, who collectively deposited 2,433 mobile phones during the one-month period. There was a 152 per cent increase in the collection of Mobile Phones and 107 pr cent  increase in participation compared to 2018. The successful campaign in 2019 also saw an increase of 40 per cent  in the number of trees that will be planted under this project as compared to 2018.

Souq Al Jubail

Souq Al Jubail (SQAJ) in Sharjah, has announced its working hours during the holy month of Ramadan, and revealed the list of events to be organised during the evenings of the holy month.

SQAJ will be open to the public from Saturday to Thursday between 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. During Friday prayers, the souq will remain close for two hours, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The Fish Grill Section will receive orders from Saturday to Thursday from 3 pm to 10 pm, and on Friday from 2 pm to 10 pm. The daily breakfast break will start 10 minutes before Maghrib Azan and last for one hour.  

Engineer Hamid Al Zarouni, Director of Souq Al Jubail, said, “We congratulate visitors of the market as well as the UAE community on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. It is indeed a pleasure to see everyone participate and enjoy the spirit of giving which is the underlying message of this month. Throughout this month we will have several shows organised especially for our young visitors.”