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VIP guests visit Marsa Alam MRF

Mr. Neville Isdell, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and other VIP guests and members of the media, have visited our Material Recovery Facility (MRF), which opened recently in Marsa Alam. HEPCA was honoured to welcome the VIP guests to the Marsa Alam Facility on 16th May 2008. The visit was a huge success and reinforces the cooperation between HEPCA and The Coca-Cola Company, whose generous sponsorship has helped to develop both the Facility and HEPCA’s Solid Waste Management Strategy for the Red Sea. The Facility serves hotels, resorts, dive centres and other sections of the community in the Marsa Alam area and provides an at-source waste separation scheme; collection and transportation for separated waste items; sorting, processing and recycling of waste; and management of a controlled dumpsite for non-recyclables. The Facility offers employment opportunities for the local community and also generates income from the selling on of recyclable material. Mr. Isdell and the other VIP guests toured the Facility after receiving a traditional welcome from the local Bedouin community. A sculpture was unveiled and a tree planted to commemorate the visit, and a number of presentations were given. Massive thanks to everyone who made the day such a great success. HEPCA is currently working on the provision of a second MRF in Hurghada. See photos of the event in our Gallery.