Desso Launches Take Back Recycling Program in Middle East & Africa

Waalwijkm, NL, December 14, 2015—Desso, a Tarkett company, has launched a recycling initiative called the Take Back program for carpets in its Middle East and Africa region, according to Trade Arabia.

International commercial law firm Holman Fenwick Willan was the first client to sign up for the program. Desso removed the firm’s existing 3,500 kilogram carpet and sent it to the company’s Refinity Plant in Holland for recycling.

“According to Dubai Municipality, the emirate produces around 7,000 tons of general waste each day—the equivalent of nine Olympic-sized swimming pools—of which, 35% of the total generated waste sent to UAE landfills is considered to be recyclable, there is a clear need for companies as well as individuals to do more to reduce this figure,” said Andre Dulka, regional director, Middle East, Africa & India, Desso.