Al Ain Mineral Water Company will install a bottle shrinking device at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show, as part of its pursuit of spreading the message to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Under the program, all spectators will be given a complementary Al Ain water bottle upon entry to the show, which if later taken to the company’s ‘Shrink-a-Bottle’ booth for recycling, will be exchanged for another bottle of water. The shrinking device reduces the size of the PET bottle by 80-90 per cent.

The company launched the initiative as part of Al Ain’s ongoing campaign to educate the general public in the need to recycle PET bottles in the UAE, and particularly reduce the huge quantity of PET waste emerging out of such a large scale event as the Al Ain Aerobatic Show, which runs from January 28 to 31.

With more than 130,000 spectators from 40 countries expected at the 2009 spectacle, organisers, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, look to continue the legacy of success while reinforcing an environmentally friendly approach to the event by again joining hands with Al Ain Mineral Water Company.

“It is critically important to reduce the levels of PET at venues such as these, and across the entire UAE, in general. We hope our participation and education in environmentally friendly programs like our “Shrink-a-Bottle” will provide a significant long-term benefit and reduce the amount of PET waste,” said Fasahat Beg, general manager - Al Ain Mineral Water Company.
 
A host of pilots and display outfits from more than 15 countries have signed up for Al Ain Aerobatic Show 2009.

One of the highlights of the four days of action will be the regional debut of Aero GP Al Ain - the multi-discipline aerobatics event and the only international air racing series with multiple airplanes simultaneously competing against each other (a sport called ‘pylon racing’).
 
Nicknamed aviation’s ‘Formula One’, Aero GP Al Ain will see five world-class pilots battle it out in a straight air race, as well as testing their skills in aerial combat and their aim in a ‘barnstorming’ targeting competition.-TradeArabia News Service