The International Idea Arabia Award 2019 was attended by 150 participants and 300 representatives of local, Arab and international organisations and establishments, in addition to senior experts in the field of corporate innovation and creativity.
The idea presented by Dubai Municipality, which won in the ‘financial category’, focused on smart and sustainable systems in waste disposal sites, transforming traditional landfills into a smart and sustainable one through the use of electronic waste disposal and tracking systems, plus smart gates, to monitor and control the unauthorised entry of waste transport vehicles. It also reduces the amount of unauthorised waste to the landfill and the average entry time, extraction and burning of methane, as well as the generation of electricity from bio-derived gases.
Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said: “Dubai Municipality is keen to embody the vision of the wise leadership in supporting innovation and creative ideas that contribute to the concepts of competitiveness, leadership, sustainability and quality,” said Hajri.