![epa07430366 A handout photo made available by Greenpeace shows a crab stuck in plastic in Verde Island Passage, Batangas City, Philippines, 07 March 2019 (issued 12 March 2019). According to a data from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Filipinos dispose 163 million pieces of single-use plastic sachets daily. An underwater exploration conducted by Greenpeace in Batangas, Philippines, single-use plastic sachets were found between, beneath, and on the corals and seabed of Verde Island Passage, the epicenter of marine biodiversity in the world. EPA/NOEL GUEVARA/GREENPEACE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/UZTMVYXY5A5BTJEAAPICOPE53A.jpg?smart=true&auth=468848045dd3d2866b50a129d01393033881dbe4d987703e6cf6fa01f8beb2c7&width=400&height=225)
Abu Dhabi has decided to gradually ban single-use plastic over the course of two years. EPA
Abu Dhabi has decided to gradually ban single-use plastic over the course of two years. EPA
Abu Dhabi has set a regional first for the environment
The emirate has put forth an ambitious plan to forgo single-use plastics in two-years' time