More than 8 Rotana hotels participated in the can collection drive run by the Emirates Environmental Group
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Participating hotels from Dubai and Northern Emirates collected 75 KG of used cans
Eco Friendly Hotels under Rotana Hotel Management Corporation in Dubai and Northern Emirates contributed to the “Can collection” campaign, which was organized by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), UAE's leading environmental organization.
“This initiative is a result of Rotana’s commitment to corporate social responsibility and our ongoing efforts to promote general awareness amongst our employees, in regards to the various effective methods to help serve the community and environment” said Dr. Olga Kampaxi, Area Director of Human Resource in the UAE.
The participated hotels from Dubai and Northern Emirates have collected the used cans for the last week and they have managed to collect 75Kg of them, they were handed over on Saturday to the Emirates Environmental Group stand at Zabeel Park in Dubai. Needless to mention that EEG hopes to collect 23,000Kg of Aluminum cans this year. Since September 2007 more than 140,000Kg have been recycled.
“This is one of a few projects that will certainly assist in strengthening the value and sense of responsibility towards practices that assure safer, cleaner and “greener” environment for generations to come” concluded Dr. Olga Kampaxi.
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Background Information
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation
Rotana was founded in 1992, by a partnership between two visionary thinkers, Nasser Al Nowais and Selim El Zyr, who were joined three years later by Nael Hashweh and Imad Elias.
Operating as Rotana, it opened its first property in Abu Dhabi in 1993 and is today one of the leading hotel management companies within the Middle East and North Africa.
Rotana is a company offering the best of both worlds. A unique understanding of the culture and communities of the Middle East combined with the collective expertise of an executive team contributing over 35 years of international experience in the service industry.
Rotana aggressive expansion plans have seen the company grow from 2 properties in 1993 to a total of 70 by 2014. With several further properties planned for opening and new projects in the pipeline confirming the company's intention to have a Rotana managed property in all the major cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa within the next five years.
Emirates Environmental Group
EEG is a professional working group devoted to protecting the environment through the means of education, action programmes and community involvement. Established in 1991, it has witnessed phenomenal growth in terms of membership, programmes and partnerships over the past two and a half decades.
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