{"id":5177,"date":"2022-08-28T11:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2022-08-28T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T11:41:06","slug":"sharjah-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags-and-materials-from-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/28\/sharjah-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags-and-materials-from-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah to ban single-use plastic bags and materials from 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sharjah will ban the use of single-use<\/a> plastic bags and materials from January 1, 2024, the emirate’s executive council said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It follows a similar ban which was enforced in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The council plans to gradually reduce the amount of single-use plastic products used in Sharjah’s shops and restaurants from now until the full ban comes into force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of October 1, sales outlets in the emirate will have to levy a minimum charge of 25 fils on all single-use plastic bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses will be responsible for informing customers of the tariff imposed and educating them on the dangers of plastic waste on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per the plans, the council will also encourage stores to offer reusable products, such as tote and canvas bags, as an alternative to single-use bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These products will have to meet certain technical specifications and be approved for use by the Department of Municipalities Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The council said it will prohibit the trade, produce, offer or import of single-use plastic bags and materials altogether, from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Municipalities Affairs will take the lead in laying down the necessary plans and policies to enforce the provisions of the resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next few months it will prepare and begin awareness and educational programmes on the importance of shifting from consuming single-use plastic bags and materials to other sustainable and multi-use alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall in single-use plastic consumption<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this summer, Dubai also introduced a 25 fils charge for single-use plastic bags shortly after Abu Dhabi banned their use in retail outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emirate’s executive council said the charge in Dubai will be evaluated in stages before single-use plastic bags are banned completely in two years’ time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the charge was imposed, it has led to a sharp drop in plastic use among shoppers in the emirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supermarket chain Spinneys reported a 90 per cent reduction in single-use bags being sold, compared with the volume that was given away before the 25 fills ($0.07) charge was brought in on July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Harvey, the commercial general manager of Spinneys, which has more than 65 outlets in the UAE, said shoppers were embracing\u00a0green-friendly alternatives<\/a>\u00a0to single-use bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source : thenationalnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sharjah will ban the use of single-use plastic bags and materials from January 1, 2024, the emirate’s executive council said on Tuesday. It follows a similar ban which was enforced in Abu Dhabi earlier this year. The council plans to gradually reduce the amount of single-use plastic products used in Sharjah’s shops and restaurants from now until<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,64],"tags":[198,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-5177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"category-latest-news","9":"tag-sharjah","10":"tag-single-use-plastic"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5177"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5182,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5177\/revisions\/5182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}