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6/6/24, 11:22 AM Dubai plastic bag ban: Single-use bags to be banned | Time Out Dubai
Here’s how the Dubai

plastic bag ban affects

you: the fines and rules to

know

And the next bans to keep an eye on

By Time Out Editors June 1, 2024

You’ll no longer be able to pay 25 fils at the till to get your hands on a single-use plastic bag, as of
today.

Dubai has now introduced a complete ban on one-time-use bags across the city for materials thinner
than 57 micrometres.

This ban extends beyond just those made from plastic and includes paper bags, biodegradable plant
material bags and biodegradable bags.

The move sees Dubai follow other countries around the world in introducing the ban in a bid to make
daily life more sustainable.

In a recent tweet on X (formerly referred to as Twitter), Dubai Municipality posted an update on the
major change, which was originally announced in January 2024.

It urged Dubai residents and visitors to make the switch to reusable cloth bags, and to ‘be part of the
change’.

Are there any single-use bags exempt

from the ban?

Yes, there are a few exemptions from the single-use Dubai ban.

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