Be’ah uses waste to build football fields in Oman

Energy Sunday 17/February/2019 21:35 PM
By: Times News Service
Be’ah uses waste to build football fields in Oman

Muscat: Those visiting Al Seeb beach can now make use of a unique football field built out of waste.
An online statement by Be’ah, which is also known as the Oman Environmental Services Holding Company, read, “Be’ah has continued its projects on Al Seeb Beach by building environmentally-friendly football fields out of old fishing nets, plastic bottles, and discarded wood that had been gathered on the beach.”
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Be’ah added that this move is aimed at spreading awareness regarding keeping tourist areas clean and free from trash, and said, “We seek to plant a seed of environmental awareness to keep Oman beautiful.” This move comes as part of Be’ah’s year-long campaign, “Oman Tistahel”. Muhannad Yahya Al Jumaa, Director of the Be’ah academy, had earlier said, “This campaign aims to spread a sustainability culture, as well as to work on projects that tackle the negative impacts of improper waste disposal. “The company supported more than 100 cleaning campaigns in 2017 and near 150 campaigns in 2018 and yet, there is still a widespread phenomenon of persons throwing trash in public areas, especially at tourist spots.”
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Oman Tistahel is mainly focused on “eliminating improper waste disposal and throwing away waste in tourist destinations and beaches, and introducing best practices by individuals in tourist destinations in Oman”, according to a statement by Beáh, but it may also lead to improvements in the company’s own efforts based on the need for such changes.