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I read with great interest your front page article on the proposal to clad Seef Mall with LEDs in keeping with other iconic buildings in Bahrain (April 6-12 issue). This, it was argued, was an environmentally-friendly way of making the building more attractive to customers and visitors to Bahrain, thereby one assumes increasing footfall at the location.
I would like to suggest an alternative solution not involving lighting up the night sky and the obvious environmental impacts this will cause.
Why not make Seef Mall Bahrain’s first truly sustainable mall? Make it THE location of choice for anyone wanting to shop in an environmentally-sustainable manner where their environmental conscientiousness is rewarded.
So, for example, ban non-biodegradable shopping bags and encourage people to bring their own reusable bags.
Install a recycling centre for all recyclable waste streams. Introduce a waste minimisation programme for all businesses.
Set up a biobin system for all organic waste from restaurants.
Use a water recycling system for the grounds and cleaning.
Use minimally environmentally-damaging cleaning products.
Install low water use systems in all the washrooms.
Encourage customers to car share.
Run regular environmental education programmes for customers who win shopping points for their environmentally- friendly ideas.
Have a no-paper day every month, then weekly.
Encourage businesses to sign up to the mall’s environmental policy.
Install energy-saving lighting systems.
Install reverse vending machines for empty cans and bottles.
Have a partnership with Bahrain Bus Company to give shopping points to people who arrive by bus. And, and … and ... make Seef Mall - THE place for sustainable shopping in Bahrain!
Dr Sarah Clarke,
DSC Solutions Co.
Calling all fashionistas, the designer sale is coming back to the Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ (BSPCA) thrift shop. ‘Pre-loved’ and new designer items include Ralph Lauren, See by Chloe, LK Bennett, Paul Smith, Tods, Baby Dior and many other luxury goods will be on offer at massively-discounted prices.
And it’s all for a good cause – all proceeds go towards running the charity’s Animal Welfare Centre. The one day only sale will take place on Saturday, May 14, from 1pm-5pm, at 6 Busheiri Gardens in Budaiya (Tel: 17593479, or visit the website: www.bspca.org)
Ana Foltin,
Social Secretary,
BSPCA.
The Bahrain Writers’ Circle will be holding several events during the month of May. Newcomers are welcome to join!
Our monthly meeting takes place on Monday, May 9, at 7.30pm at Umami restaurant in the Block 338 area, Adliya.
The Bahrain Writers’ Poetry Circle Meeting will take place on the following day, Tuesday, May 10, at the same time and venue.
Bahrain Writers’ Creative Workshop will be held on Monday, May 16, again at Umami restaurant at 7.30pm.
For further information on the Bahrain Writers’ Circle, kindly contact 39574795. Thanks so much for your continuous support.
Claudia Hardt,
Bahrain Writers’ Circle.
As part of the Isa Award for Services to Humanity’s strategy to produce a new documentary highlighting the humanitarian achievements of the late Amir of Bahrain, the award’s board of trustees can announce that its campaign, Cherished Times with the Late Amir His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is generating a lot of interest from the local, regional and international communities.
The campaign is an initiative that is taking people down memory lane to reminisce some special moments with the late Amir. Photographs, testimonies and footage from their personal collections are already being received with more expected as the campaign continues until the end of April.
Contributions to this project can be made via the award’s website www.isaaward.org or emailed to communication@isaaward.org
Those who require assistance with uploading their submissions should call 17366166. The campaign is also active on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter: #wherewasShIsa
The documentary will be shown at the 3rd edition of the Isa Awards for Services to Humanity ceremony, taking place in mid-2017 under the kind patronage of His Majesty King Hamad, in the presence of senior Arab and international figures from around the world.
Board of Trustees,
by email.
