{"id":603,"date":"2020-03-10T10:41:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=23224"},"modified":"2020-03-10T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:41:23","slug":"plastic-ban-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/plastic-ban-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi Has Big Plans To BAN All Single-Use Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huge news!<\/p>\n<p>Abu Dhabi has big plans to reduce the use of single-use plastic by 2021, according to an announcement by the Environment Agency via Wam.ae.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first step in reducing the amount of single-use plastic waste in the region in a new policy which hopes to eliminate the use of\u00a0avoidable single-use plastic and non-plastic materials by 2021 while fostering &#8216;a culture of recycling and re-use and encouraging more sustainable practices in the community.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>16 of the most common single-use plastics which cause the most waste will be targeted including\u00a0plastic bags, cups and lids, plastic cutlery, straws and stirrers and food containers.<\/p>\n<h2>Plastic bottles will be targeted using a plastic bottle return deposit scheme<\/h2>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/mBAMEvzKo6eJwErSFJ\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reicoop-optoutside-opttoact-opt-to-act-mBAMEvzKo6eJwErSFJ\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In the next two years, new legislation will limit the use of plastic materials<\/h2>\n<p>Following the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed, who was committed to preserving the environment.<\/p>\n<p>This legislation will cover all of Abu Dhabi and feature a phased approach with incentives to target the consumption of\u00a0single-use plastic bags.<\/p>\n<p>The report mentioned that fees WILL be introduced on some materials\u00a0which have available alternatives to prevent the distribution of single-use plastic materials free of charge witht the final goal, of course, to achieve a total ban. 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