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Averda, the leading end-to-end waste management and recycling company in emerging markets, is celebrating after being crowned ‘Best Waste Management Company in KSA’ in the Utility/Energy category of the 2021 Global Business Awards.
Averda, which offers responsible and sustainable waste management services across the Kingdom, counts some of the major cities, leading businesses and most prestigious national development projects among its many clients.
“We are delighted to receive this recognition for our hard work in Saudi Arabia, says Averda’sChief Executive Office, Malek Sukkar. “And I’d like to take this opportunity to thank every Averdian working in the Kingdom for their commitment and dedication to serving clients over the last year notwithstanding the additional challenges caused by the pandemic”.
Averda’s waste services in Saudi Arabia are increasingly focusing on sustainability and recycling and the company is preparing to invest further in the field of sustainable waste management and the development of a more circular economy.
“We’re very excited about bringing the latest technology and techniques to Saudi Arabia as part of the country’s 2030 vision for a more sustainable waste infrastructure” explains Sukkar, “and I look forward to being able announce some new recycling services in the near future.”
Better sourcing and deploying technology can ease some of that pressure.
Averda, the Dubai-headquartered end-to-end waste management, treatment and recycling company in emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Samer Kamal as the company’s inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer.
A landmark new agreement between IFC and Averda International, one of the largest privately owned integrated waste management companies in the Middle East and Africa, is helping to bring innovative waste solutions to emerging markets in the two regions.