The Waste Lab The Waste Lab is an impact-driven, data-focused, and tech-enabled company that is diverting food waste from landfills through nature-based repurposing solutions.

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THE WASTE LAB
CEYLAN UREN, CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, LARA HUSSEIN, CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE WASTE LAB

The Waste Lab specializes in nature-based composting of food scraps and leftovers, customizing its services to meet the unique needs of various establishments, including cloud kitchens, hotels, restaurants, households, canteens, schools, and universities. Its mission is to turn every food scrap into an opportunity that benefits local soil, farms, food production, and job creation. The Waste Lab also hosts various workshops and activities to build a community that practices appropriate organic waste sorting at source, disposal, and repurposing.

  • FOUNDED IN: 2021
  • SECTOR: Sustainability & Environment

"The Waste Lab is building a community of individuals and businesses that practice proper food waste segregation at source, which, in turn, is diverted from landfills, and contributes to the Ne'ma pledge, a collaboration between the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court to reduce food loss and waste, encourage social responsibility, and promote the principles of sustainability, in line with UAE's goal to half food waste by 2030."

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