It includes eco-friendly options from sustainable fabrics and materials at affordable prices

Outlets in Dubai expand the introduction of alternatives to single-use bags

  • Sustainable bags at Carrefour.

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Officials of retail outlets in Dubai have announced a plan to expand the offering of alternatives to single-use bags, which include expanded options for environmentally friendly bags of fabric and sustainable materials, in different sizes, colors, materials, and suitable prices, that can be used more than once, within the framework of implementing a policy approved by the Executive Council In the Emirate of Dubai, to limit single-use bags, which includes imposing a tariff of 25 fils on such bags as of next July.

They assured «Emirates Today» that these trends will not be negatively reflected on consumers, but rather will be a new positive change in the retail sector.

Extended options

The official spokesman for the "Aswaaq" group centers affiliated with the Governmental Investment Corporation of Dubai, Abdul Hamid Al Khashabi, said that the group offered expanded options for environmentally friendly bags of fabric and sustainable materials, at prices ranging between two and three dirhams, while exploring more options during the coming periods, allowing greater diversity. alternatives to consumers.

He explained that a tariff would be imposed on single-use bags in the context of paving the way for the gradual reduction of their use, which would reflect positively on consumption patterns in the retail sector, and be in the interest of the environmental safety of the community, pointing out that any change may be unfamiliar in its beginning, but consumers will get used to on new usage patterns in the market.

reuse

In turn, Director of Corporate Communications at "LuLu International Group", Nanda Kumar, said that the group has offered multiple alternatives to single-use bags of different materials and with various suitable price options, allowing the consumer the freedom to choose between bags of different sizes, colors and materials, which can be used for shopping or for purposes of shopping. Other, more than once.

Kumar believed that limiting the use of single-use bags, or imposing a limited tariff on them, will not negatively affect consumers, but rather will be a new positive change in the retail sector, pointing to the provision of various options before the date of implementation in Dubai markets.

sustainable bags

In the same context, Bernardo Pirluero, Chief Operating Officer of Majid Al Futtaim Retail, which owns and operates Carrefour centers in the UAE, said that the Carrefour centers provided bags extracted from plants and made of “starch” in the retail sector. This is part of its efforts to remove plastic items from checkout boxes completely.

He explained that the new bags of starch are available for 25 fils in Carrefour branches in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, starting from the first of this June, and in Dubai starting next July.

He stressed that these sustainable alternatives to bags have benefits and advantages that greatly outweigh plastic bags that require hundreds of years to decompose, pointing out that "Carrefour" also allowed dealers to obtain reusable bags made of paper, woven materials and Goku cloth. and burlap.

He also referred to the availability of woven bags in Carrefour, with a lifetime guarantee, to reduce the excessive consumption of plastic, and protect the environment in the long term.

He continued: “As part of its efforts to provide more choices and raise awareness about responsible shopping, (Carrefour) has partnered with (Emirates Nature Association, in cooperation with (WWF), to design a limited edition of reusable bags, priced at 11.50 One dirham, and on each of the three bags that were recently released, an endangered marine animal appears.

Environmentally friendly

In addition, the Director of the Department of Administrative Affairs at the Union Coop, Muhammad Jumaa Belrakad Al Falasi, said that the cooperative is working to implement the single-use bag limitation policy initiative, as it offers several options to the consumer, including environmentally friendly cloth bags, which the consumer can It is used more than once in its purchasing operations, noting that most of them are made of materials that can be cleaned, washed and recycled.

He added that the initiative to reduce the use of single-use bags will be implemented at the beginning of next July in all stores in Dubai, as a first stage, based on the directives of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai.

He stressed that the Union Coop has developed a comprehensive plan and strategy for the stages of implementing the initiative, starting with consumer awareness, and even providing alternative means for using multi-use plastic bags, pointing to the cooperative's keenness during the first period of implementing the initiative to receive feedback from consumers and work on exploring ways to Develop the experience if required.

25 fils per single use bag

Dubai Municipality revealed on its website that the new monetary tariff of 25 fils will be applied to all “single-use bags” used to transport goods at the point of purchase “payment box”, according to the following specifications: that each bag has a thickness of less than 57 micrometers, and includes bags Made of plastic, paper, biodegradable plastic, and plant-based biodegradable materials.

She added that the new policy does not include bags for packing vegetables, fruits, meat and fish, but targets only single-use bags for "transporting goods", while the policy applies to online purchase sites if they use single-use bags to transport goods.

She explained that single-use goods bags are a major source of suspended garbage and pollution in the environment, as these bags do not decompose until after a very long period of time, and are only used once, and maybe twice, before they are disposed of, as most of them are used only once. To transport goods from the store to the house.

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