KUWAIT: The Director General of the Scientific Center, Musaed Al-Yassin, said on Thursday that the center is keen on sorting and recycling waste products like electronic, paper, and other containers so as to preserve the environment. Al-Yassin stated that the recycling program at the center is one of the basic programs to reduce the problem of plastic pollution and educate the community about its dangers, especially for marine organisms.

He stressed that the center works with various authorities in the country to preserve the environment and implement sustainable development goals by spreading environmental culture through recycling programs and waste investment to achieve an economic return for the country. Al-Yassin explained that the center (established in 2020) is a model entitled "The Last Catch”—just like the famous Kuwaiti Zubaidi fish—to collect plastic bottles and then recycle them, in a step to protect the environment from the danger of plastic pollution.

He pointed out that this model was carried out in cooperation with Kuwaiti artist Jassim Al-Nashmi as part of the center’s sustainability program, which includes community initiatives that promote environmental preservation and raise awareness about the effects of pollution. Plastic bottles are collected inside the fish model and are regularly removed in partnership between the scientific center and a local recycling company, Al-Yassin said. After collecting the bottles, the specialized company sorts, cuts, washes, and divides them into plastic granules ready for use in other industries such as bags, pipes, and others, as well as exporting some of them outside the country, he said.

Al-Yassin stressed that the cleanliness of the environment and the seas and their freedom from plastics is a global goal, pointing out that "recycling waste and combating pollution has become an international requirement because of the great danger these materials pose to the seas and oceans.” He stressed the need to spread environmental culture and community awareness about the importance of preserving the environment from pollution and combating it through various means. — KUNA