BAC highlights waste management processes for AGU students

TDT | Manama  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain Airport Company, the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), hosted students from the Arabian Gulf University on a tour of the airport, spotlighting its waste management processes and sustainability initiatives.

The attendees are enrolled in AGU’s Waste Management Professional Diploma programme and represent leading organisations from Bahrain and across the region. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institution of Waste Management (CIWM), UK. BAC Chief Development and Technical Officer Abdulla Janahi said: “As the airport’s operator, BAC applies a waste management hierarchy built on prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery, and disposal.”

AGU’s diploma programme covers sustainable waste management strategies, technologies, and practices, and the importance of pollution control, highlighting the sustainable and integrated solid waste management approach, as well as emphasising the roles of innovation and circular economy in waste prevention and reduction, recycling, recovery, and disposal.

Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme, it also focuses on the sustainable management of different types of waste, including municipal, industrial, and medical. It is the first diploma of its kind in the region for building capacity in sustainable waste management, contributing to the realisation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.