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Zawya
13-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
ROSHN Group joins Recycle Your Device initiative to promote a circular economy
ROSHN will spread awareness of the campaign to encourage the public to recycle their old electronic equipment and promote a circular economy The campaign will run until the end of December, with the aim of recycling over 100,000 devices over the six months Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – ROSHN Group, Saudi Arabia's leading multi-asset real estate developer and a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, is partnering with the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) for the nationwide CSR initiative, Recycle Your Device. This impactful campaign, which will run until December, aims to raise national awareness around sustainability and a circular economy as outlined by Vision 2030 by encouraging the responsible recycling of electronic devices. Any donated device will be refurbished for donation and reuse. ROSHN Group will be supporting the campaign nationwide under its 'YUHYEEK' CSR Program by promoting the initiative through a variety of activities both in its communities and destinations, through communication, and activations. The aim will be to exceed the number of devices recycled during the first national electronic devices recycling campaign, which ran between 2022 and 2023; over 100,000 devices with a market value of SAR 30 million were recycled, 240 tons of electronic materials were refurbished. As a Success Partner, ROSHN Group will play a key role in supporting and amplifying this national effort. Recycle Your Device underscores a shared vision of creating a more sustainable future through collective action and responsible technology use.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Ilminster Reuse and Repair shop awarded £11,000 for upgrade
A "share and repair" project has been awarded £11,000 to help encourage more people to reduce, reuse and funding, provided by the Somerset Community Foundation, will go towards a shop refit and upgrade at the Ilminster Share and Repair launching in 2022, the Somerset project said it had completed more than 1,700 repairs for about 670 Hunt, director of Green Ilminster, said the grant will enable them to make "a real difference to people's lives and to the planet". "We're incredibly grateful to Somerset Community Foundation and the Gooch Charitable Fund for supporting our next chapter," Ms Hunt said."This grant enables us to improve our facilities, extend our reach, and continue to deliver services."The reuse centre has an IT drop off facility that refurbishes unwanted technology and passes it on to people in need. Volunteers at the centre also regularly identify tools and sewing machines for in good working order that cannot be sold are donated to local families via the Ilminster Churches Together Food Bank. Any irreparable items are recycled for Boland from the Somerset Community Foundation said it was "delighted to be supporting this valuable local enterprise"."Ilminster Share and Repair is a great example of a community working together to benefit local people, whilst also reducing the impact on the planet and contributing to a more sustainable environment and economy," he said.
