EnvironmentUAE
Abu Dhabi bans single-use plastic from tomorrow
The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced a ban on single-use plastic bags in the Emirate, which will be brought into effect tomorrow.
However, certain bags have been exempted from the ban. The excluded bags are:
- Those designated to carry medicines in pharmacies
- Rolls for vegetables, meat, fish, chicken, grains and bread (knot bags)
- Large shopping bags designed for fashion or electronic gadgets, toys
- Several types of waste packets
- Ones that are meant to carry postal parcels, magazines and newspapers
- Laundry bags
- Those used to transport plants and flowers
