Dubai Municipality has printed extra steerage on regulating the usage of single-use merchandise, together with the single-use plastics ban coverage that was issued in January.
The authority has additionally revealed the completely different phases by which the coverage will likely be rolled out:
- From, June 1, 2024, Dubai will impose a whole ban on all single-use luggage (together with paper, biodegradable and recycled plastic) and can cease levying the 25 fils charge for purchasing a bag on the retail counter.
- From January 1, 2025, plastic stirrers, styrofoam meals containers, plastic desk covers, plastic cotton swabs, plastic straws and single-use styrofoam cups will likely be banned.
- From January 1, 2026, a ban will imposed on single-use plastic cups and lids, single-use plastic cutlery, plastic meals containers and plastic plates.
The luggage which are exempted from the coverage embody:
- Bread luggage
- Trash bin liners
- Wrapping luggage for greens, meats, fish and rooster
- Bags thicker than 57 micrometres
- Laundry luggage
- Electronic system luggage
- Various rubbish luggage
- Grain luggage
Fines will likely be imposed on companies for non-compliance with the coverage of regulating the usage of single-use merchandise in Dubai, as follows:
- A monetary penalty of AED 200.
- In case of a repeat offence inside one yr from the date of the earlier offence, the penalty quantity doubles (not exceeding AED 2,000).
Dubai’s decision on regulating the usage of single-use merchandise is aimed toward defending the surroundings by minimising plastic waste, altering client habits and fostering a tradition of recycling.
The municipality has issued an consciousness information with extra info and FAQs to assist folks and companies adhere to the principles.
It solutions essential questions that customers and companies could have and in addition highlights inexperienced options to plastics together with recommendations on find out how to be extra sustainable.
The newest consciousness information will be accessed right here.
