<article><p class="lead">UAE-based waste and environmental management firm Bee'ah has partnered US-based consumer food and beverage company Pepsico to tackle plastics waste in the UAE. </p><p>Bee'ah will be collecting and recycling the equivalent of 100pc of Pepsico-owned bottled mineral water brand Aquafina's plastic packaging in the UAE. The used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles will be collected via Bee'ah's network of recyclables collection points across the UAE. These will then be processed at its 600,000 t/yr material recovery facility, where recyclables are sorted and separated from solid waste. This is managed by its waste sorting and treatment division Tadweer.</p><p>The partnership between Pepsico and Bee'ah aims to increase the UAE's waste diversion and assist Pepsico's ambition of attaining <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2177131">net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040</a>. <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2207631">Pepsico has joined</a> e-commerce giant Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative, which aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions within 20 years. </p><p>PET bottle chip was last assessed by Argus on 30 April at $930-940/t fob China. </p><p class="bylines">By Matthew Rajendra</p></article>
