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The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) on Monday announced a policy that will ban single-use plastics from 2021.
In a series of tweets by the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office, it was announced that the policy will encourage the use of reusable bags and introduce a fine for using plastics instead of sustainable alternatives.
The agency will also introduce a bottle return deposit scheme in retail outlets. "The policy will ensure transformation towards reusable items rather than shifting from plastic to non-plastic single-use items," a post retweeted by the EAD said.
.@EADTweets launched a progressive policy to reduce consumption of single-use plastics in the emirate. The policy will ban single-use plastic bags, encourage using reusable bags, and introduce a levy on plastics with sustainable alternatives pic.twitter.com/aOGj0bNyYDThe policy aims to declare Abu Dhabi free of single-use plastic bags by 2021, helping to reduce the UAE's consumption of 11 billion plastic bags annually -1,184 bags per person which is over three times the global average.
- Abu Dhabi Government Media Office (@admediaoffice) March 9, 2020
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