The Waste Streams We Handle
Operations generate many different types of waste, each with its own properties and its own correct handling, and we manage a wide range of them. From hazardous and chemical waste that requires careful handling and licensed treatment, to industrial and process wastes, recyclable materials that hold value, and liquid and sludge wastes that need specialist containment, we handle each waste stream according to its nature, directing it to its best outcome.
This page sets out the waste types we manage, grouped to help you find the streams relevant to your operation. Each links to a detailed page explaining what the waste is, how we handle it, and how it is recovered or treated. Whether your operation generates one of these streams or many, we manage each correctly, recovering value where possible and ensuring hazardous and specialist streams are handled safely and compliantly.
We manage these waste types for operations across Dubai and all seven Emirates, as part of a complete waste management service or for specific streams.
Hazardous and Chemical Waste
Streams requiring careful handling, containment and licensed treatment.
Hazardous Waste
Waste with hazardous properties, handled under strict controls and routed to licensed treatment.
Chemical Waste
Spent, surplus or contaminated chemicals, handled safely and disposed of correctly.
Solvent Waste
Used solvents handled safely with recovery or correct treatment.
Paint Waste
Paint and related waste handled and disposed of through correct routes.
Battery Waste
Batteries handled for recovery and correct treatment of hazardous components.
Cosmetics Waste
Cosmetics waste handled and securely destroyed or disposed of correctly.
Industrial and Process Waste
Wastes arising from industrial and production processes.
Industrial Waste
The general range of industrial waste, managed with recovery and correct treatment.
Industrial Sludge
Semi solid process waste handled with appropriate containment and treatment.
Industrial By-Products
Process by products recovered or handled correctly according to their nature.
Carbon Dust
Fine carbon dust contained and handled safely as a process waste.
Furnace Slag
Slag from furnaces reprocessed for use or handled correctly.
SPL Waste
Spent pot lining contained and directed to specialist handling.
RDF
Refuse derived fuel from suitable waste, directed to energy recovery and co-processing.
Recyclable Materials
Materials that hold value and can be recovered and recycled.
Metal Waste
Ferrous and non ferrous metals recovered for recycling and value.
Plastic Waste
Rigid and film plastics recovered and recycled where clean and separated.
Paper Waste
Paper and cardboard recovered and recycled, often a large recyclable stream.
Packaging Waste
Packaging materials recovered and recycled, frequently the largest recyclable stream.
Glass Waste
Glass recovered and recycled from packaging and process streams.
Wood Waste
Wood from pallets, crates and offcuts recovered and recycled.
Electronic Waste
End of life electronics recovered for materials with secure data handling.
Rubber Waste
Rubber waste recovered or handled correctly according to its nature.
Tyre Waste
End of life tyres handled for recovery or correct treatment.
Textile Waste
Textile waste recovered or handled correctly according to its nature.
Liquid, Sludge and Other Streams
Liquid and sludge wastes and other specific streams.
Oil Sludge
Oil sludge handled with recovery of hydrocarbons where possible.
Oily Water
Oily water treated to separate and recover oil and meet discharge requirements.
Wastewater
Wastewater treated to meet applicable discharge requirements.
Grease Trap Waste
Fats, oils and grease from kitchens removed and handled correctly.
Medical Waste
Clinical waste segregated, securely handled and correctly treated.
Expired Pharmaceuticals
Expired medicines securely handled and correctly disposed of.
Expired Products
Expired and confidential products securely destroyed so they cannot re enter use.
Construction Waste
Construction waste with recoverable materials recovered and the rest handled correctly.
Demolition Waste
Demolition waste cleared, with recoverable materials recovered.
Each Stream to Its Best Outcome
Whatever the waste type, our approach is to handle each stream according to its nature and direct it to its best outcome. Recyclable materials are recovered and recycled, capturing their value and diverting them from landfill. Hazardous and chemical streams are handled under correct controls and routed to licensed treatment. Liquid and sludge wastes are contained and treated appropriately, with recovery where possible. Specialist streams such as medical waste and spent pot lining are handled with the particular care they require.
This stream by stream approach, treating each waste type as what it is rather than as undifferentiated waste, is what allows us to recover value, handle hazardous streams safely, and ensure each waste reaches an appropriate destination. For operations generating several waste types, we handle the full range through one coordinated service, with each stream managed correctly and the whole arrangement documented.
Recovery and Correct Treatment Across Streams
A central principle across all the waste types we manage is to recover value where possible and ensure correct treatment where required. Recyclable materials, metals, plastics, paper, packaging, glass and wood, are recovered and recycled rather than landfilled, capturing their value and reducing disposal cost. Streams with recoverable content, such as oily waste from which hydrocarbons can be recovered, are handled to capture that value. And streams that cannot be recovered are directed to correct treatment or compliant disposal.
This means that, whatever the mix of waste types an operation generates, the approach is the same, direct each to the highest outcome it can reach, recovery before treatment, treatment before disposal. For operations, this turns a proportion of their waste from a pure cost into recovered value, while ensuring hazardous and specialist streams are handled safely and compliantly. We document the recovery and handling across every stream.
Documented Handling for Every Stream
Across every waste type we manage, we document how the waste was handled and where it went, and for hazardous streams we maintain the chain of custody from collection through to treatment. This documentation evidences correct handling, supports an operation's compliance, and provides the records needed for inspections and for environmental and sustainability reporting. Good handling is matched by good records across all the streams we manage.
For operations generating several waste types, this consistent documentation across streams is valuable, since it provides one coherent record of how the operation's complete range of waste was managed. Whether a stream is recovered, treated or disposed of, the handling is recorded, giving the operation the evidence of compliant, recovery focused management across its waste.
Managing These Streams Across the UAE
We manage these waste types for operations across Dubai and all seven Emirates, including the industrial zones, free zones and commercial districts. Whether an operation generates a single stream or many, and whether it is based in Dubai, another Emirate, or across several locations, we can manage its waste types as part of a complete service or for specific streams, with consistent handling and documentation throughout.
From our base in Al Quoz Industrial Third in Dubai, we coordinate the handling of these streams to each operation's needs and location, so operations across the UAE can have their waste types managed correctly. For operations with several streams across several sites, this means one partner managing the full range to one standard, wherever the operation operates.
Tell Us About Your Waste Streams
If your operation generates waste types not listed here, or you are unsure how a particular stream should be handled, our team is glad to help. Tell us about the waste your operation generates, and we will explain how we would handle each stream and recommend the right approach, often beginning with a waste audit to identify all your streams and where recovery is available. We respond within one business day.
Whether your operation generates one of these waste types or many, we are glad to discuss how we would manage them, handling each according to its nature and directing it to its best outcome.
- Tell us about the waste streams your operation generates
- We explain how we would handle each stream
- We can identify all your streams through a waste audit
- Each stream handled according to its nature
- We respond within one business day