Dubai will ban certain single-use products, including plastic bags, straws and plates
plastic bottles
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Abu Dhabi
How you can travel in Abu Dhabi for free by collecting plastic bottles
Each small bottle (600 ml or less) will gain 1 point, while larger containers or bottles exceeding 600 ml will gain 2 points, which can be accumulated to avail free bus rides in Abu Dhabi
Diamond Developers
How Dubai Sustainable City plans to phase out single use plastics
Sustainable City is targeting reduced use of plastic bags, straws, balloons, cutlery, soda and water bottles and food packaging
Bahrain
Bahrain says to phase out use of plastic products from July
First phase of Bahrain plan will focus on single-use plastic bags as well as banning the import of non-biodegradable plastic bags
Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports to eliminate single-use plastics by 2020
Dubai Airports says it has collected and disposed of 16 tonnes of single-use plastic bottles and bottle cap in the past six months
Azraq
How to fund your next Dubai meal via plastic recycling
Rove Hotels is rewarding customers who hand in their plastic bottles for recycling at The Daily restaurants across Dubai
environment
Video: Plastic-eating enzyme could fight pollution
A plastic-eating enzyme created by scientists in Britain and the United States could help in the fight against pollution.