"We have a strong and committed workforce that delivers a range of services in a timely and professional manner. The business is based on a foundation of inspiring and caring, not only for the environment in which it operates, but also for employees, customers and associates alike. You can rest assured that in a forever changing world, averda strives not only to meet, but to exceed expectations."

Paul Roach, Tendering Director

"I´ve been with averda since 1998 when I joined the PR department. I am living proof that it´s possible to grow and fulfil your potential here. Every day brings new learning experiences. People at every level can flourish in such an environment. Which is why I believe that everyone at averda has the chance to develop a career and achieve their dreams."

Lama Kallas, Quality Compliance Director

"I started with averda in 2002 as a site engineer. Now I´m a project manager. This is in large part due to all the intensive trainings that have helped me further develop my skills. Apart from building my professional qualifications, I feel I´ve become more patient and a better listener. Now I have a demanding job that means I have to be at the top of my game each day. I wouldn´t have it any other way."

Firas Arakji, Landfills Project Manager

"At averda, I´ve had the opportunity to interact with people from all walks of life, from workers on field-level projects to top managers. The company is always evolving, always growing, so we in IT are constantly challenged to develop new technologies to support this growth. It´s a rewarding environment to work in."

Mohamed Merashly, Systems Engineer

What does averda do?
We are an environmental services company specialized in the cleaning, collection, recovery and disposal of waste. In short, we aim to solve environmental problems intelligently and efficiently.

Who are averda’s clients?
We serve municipalities, public organizations, commercial enterprises and the industrial sector, both state-run and private, as well as residential communities.

Where does the company currently have presence?
Our operations extend to the Lebanon, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

What is averda’s long-term strategy?
Our goal is to become the MENA’s leading environmental services company in both the public and private sectors.
We’ll realize this goal through our commitment to these strategies:

• Innovation through R&D
• Organic growth
• Company acquisitions and partnerships
• Investment in new technology

Describe the employee hierarchy from top management to the lowest level.
The company has a Board of Directors, which is the highest governing authority within the management structure. The company is run by the Chief Executive Officer with the support of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Directors of our different operations. Then there are levels of middle and lower management in addition to other specialists, drivers and the labourers who are the pillars of the company.

What is your status at large in the community?
We have been regionally and internationally acclaimed as a role model that upholds the highest standards in environmental services. We get involved with the community on many levels including our educational programme, averda Learn, which motivates students to care for the world around them and understand how their actions can influence the ecosystem they inhabit.

From major cities to remote villages, we collect and process thousands of tons of waste every day.

To maximise efficiency—and reduce our carbon footprint—we operate from different sites using several transfer stations, treatment plants and landfill sites.

This avoids unnecessary waste transportation across cities. Additionally, in the near future we will switch to gas, hybrid and/or bio-fuel engines to reduce our own engine emissions.

Our fleet management system combines GPS with other monitoring devices which perform route comparisons, driver evaluations and real-time checks of the vehicles.

Our vehicle maintenance unit provides the extensive support demanded by tough 24/7 working conditions, handling preventative and corrective maintenance, body repair and complete overhaul activities.

We build strong ties with the communities we serve.

We regularly invite schools and university groups to our premises to show students the full scope of our activities, the benefits of recycling and how to preserve the environment.

To give something back to the communities we serve, we transform organic material into compost, an excellent soil enhancer, which we distribute to farmers at no cost.

Through averda Research—our centre for environmental research and testing—we monitor this programme to maintain the quality of our compost as a natural fertilizer.

Additionally, we launched door-to-door collection of recyclable materials from many institutions, distributing free colour-coded bags and bins to enable separation at source.

There are many small steps we can all take to live more responsibly. Through promoting environmental awareness, waste reduction and recycling, we aspire to embed a new way of living in our communities.

We’re launching many new initiatives in the coming months. Please check back soon.

Every day, we come face to face with the impact of human activity on our ecosystem.

To improve our efficiency and reduce our own carbon footprint, we are committed to adopting industry best practices and technological innovations.

Our team of highly qualified engineers and specialists conducts all services in compliance with ISO standards, working around the clock to provide the level of service clients have enjoyed for almost two decades.

Our in-house R&D team, averda Research, provides technical, scientific, and analytical services, including laboratory analysis; research and development techniques; consultancy related to solid waste systems; waste by-products, water and wastewater; agriculture and other environmental issues.

All analyses are executed according to the laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and as per the ISO14001 Environmental Standards, best practices and governmental regulatory norms.

Our continuing success rests on the shoulders of our employees—truly our most valuable resource.

At averda, everyone has an equal opportunity to develop their skills and career. Moreover, we are committed to the well-being of our employees through our first-rate equipment and machinery, catering facilities and medical care.

Above all, we provide an environment where people can work with dignity and treat each other with respect.

Read what some of our employees have to say.

Our chairman, Maysarah Sukkar, set up his first engineering company in Beirut in 1968.

Sukkar Engineering soon became a leading supplier of processing machinery for Lebanon’s food, cosmetics and consumer goods industries. Over the next twenty years, the company moved into Saudi Arabia and focused its core activities on waste management.

By 1992, Lebanon had begun to rebuild its infrastructure after fifteen years of civil war. The government turned to us for an integrated plan to solve unorganized waste collection.

We took swift action to restore the Mount Lebanon area and the capital to a waste-free state, providing a modern fleet and equipment and establishing high-tech facilities. Beirut is now one of the cleanest cities in the Middle East.

For the past ten years, we have built a truly integrated waste management business. Our original waste management companies, Sukleen and Sukomi, remain a core part of our operations and we continue to bring new companies into the averda family.

Today, averda far exceeds our chairman’s expectations all those decades ago. We are expanding rapidly throughout the Middle East and North Africa and aim to become the region’s leading environmental services company for both private and public sectors.

From simply keeping streets clean to raising awareness about the global impact of waste, averda always acts responsibly and with the greatest respect for our ecosystem.

We help societies keep pace with rising populations so they can grow naturally and sustainably.

The Middle East is growing at a tremendous pace. This is good for the development of each country, although such rapid growth carries a heavy risk—communities may create waste at an unsustainable rate.

Every community is its own ecosystem. But while nature takes care of its own waste—all elements return to the soil and the sea—manmade materials fall outside this natural scheme.

All the waste of modern life, from discarded packaging to products that have outlasted their usefulness, must be properly dealt with.

Our expertise and experience has led to new standards in the cleaning, collection, recovery and disposal of waste using environmentally sound practices.

We continually develop new technologies and refine our methods, adopting environmental best practices into our workflow process and exceeding global ‘duty of care’ requirements.

Our operations extend from Lebanon to Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates through the following averda companies.

Sukleen
Specialized in city cleaning services, Sukleen started in Beirut, but now covers the Greater Beirut area and most of Mount Lebanon, serving more than two million citizens.
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Sukomi
Completing the integrated service for the Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon area, Sukomi handles the treatment and sanitary disposal of municipal solid waste. Our commitment to high-quality services and environmentally sound practices has earned Sukomi ISO 9001:2000 certification.
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Technique Waste Management (TWM)
TWM provides waste management services to public and private sector clients in the Muscat region of Oman. The company specializes in the area of medical waste collection and disposal and the business is further supported by the provision of commercial and industrial waste collection services for hotels, commercial and retail premises within Muscat.
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Al Ghadeer Waste Collection (GWC)
Since 2006, GWC has been providing exceptional waste management and recycling solution to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Within a short period, the company succeeded in forging partnerships with government bodies as well as industrial and commercial businesses.
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New Wave Cleaning Services (NWCS)
NWCS provides a range of services to the city of Doha including the collection, transportation and disposal of industrial and commercial waste; the provision of cleaning services for commercial and residential establishments and pest control services.
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We believe we can influence those around us to become more responsible in their actions.

This bold idea influences everything we do. From our presence on the streets to our continued commitment to technological innovation, we aim to show that averda leads by example.

In good economic times and bad—under the harshest conditions—we have never broken our promise to serve our communities.

"We will become MENA’s leading
environmental services company in both
the public and private sectors."

This goal drives us to exceed our own standards. We will realize it through these strategies:

• Continuous research and innovation
• Organic growth
• Acquisitions and partnering
• Investment in new technology

By dealing ever more effectively with waste and educating communities about caring for our ecosystem, we can achieve a sustainable future.