![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IMMKK6QLXFHBFE74KDSEAYKPXY.png?smart=true&auth=9fd312f45c3c1894499df3152d77687b7112c5d55ebef7dc6248aba5b21903a4&width=400&height=225)
One of Carrefour's reusable alternatives to single-use plastic bags. Photo: Carrefour
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NB6U5ZWLWFEVPHZRNWKDQPAKWQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=075bc72fb407ef31fccb3b37d3a9e69a0104cebf4fabfe25bfd7676c364193b3&width=400&height=225)
A Spinneys staff member holds up one of the supermarket's alternatives to single-use plastic bags. Antonie Robertson / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DO7UU72QGVHQ7KR25KKBZNG3JQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=d8e6adeab590f3ed368b8f63af753e42b4f343548cc2efdb84d70f021548a943&width=400&height=225)
A ban on single-use shopping bags in Abu Dhabi and a charge for them in Dubai will see supermarkets focus on reusable bags. Antonie Robertson / The National
Carrefour supermarket chain has also welcomed the move away from single-use plastic bags. Chris Whiteoak / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FFZOZA7YEWKJ2XJTKZOVYSY5VI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c14dc3a949f28caeb78f4679e0f65209cb256f0d08caea9dfcf699b2dbe13748&width=400&height=225)
Plastic pollution is a massive problem globally, requiring urgent action, environmentalists say. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2GZIY5PK5C5SRFPBFIYSBU6CCE.jpg?smart=true&auth=2ac9d282190868644597128202c94d04f537f79ae3a87bd1638f20ad1d7ba9d1&width=400&height=225)
A swan makes its nest out of plastic waste near a sewage drain by the river Danube, close to downtown Belgrade, in Serbia. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IMMKK6QLXFHBFE74KDSEAYKPXY.png?smart=true&auth=9fd312f45c3c1894499df3152d77687b7112c5d55ebef7dc6248aba5b21903a4&width=400&height=225)
One of Carrefour's reusable alternatives to single-use plastic bags. Photo: Carrefour
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NB6U5ZWLWFEVPHZRNWKDQPAKWQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=075bc72fb407ef31fccb3b37d3a9e69a0104cebf4fabfe25bfd7676c364193b3&width=400&height=225)
A Spinneys staff member holds up one of the supermarket's alternatives to single-use plastic bags. Antonie Robertson / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/DO7UU72QGVHQ7KR25KKBZNG3JQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=d8e6adeab590f3ed368b8f63af753e42b4f343548cc2efdb84d70f021548a943&width=400&height=225)
A ban on single-use shopping bags in Abu Dhabi and a charge for them in Dubai will see supermarkets focus on reusable bags. Antonie Robertson / The National
Carrefour supermarket chain has also welcomed the move away from single-use plastic bags. Chris Whiteoak / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FFZOZA7YEWKJ2XJTKZOVYSY5VI.jpg?smart=true&auth=c14dc3a949f28caeb78f4679e0f65209cb256f0d08caea9dfcf699b2dbe13748&width=400&height=225)
Plastic pollution is a massive problem globally, requiring urgent action, environmentalists say. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2GZIY5PK5C5SRFPBFIYSBU6CCE.jpg?smart=true&auth=2ac9d282190868644597128202c94d04f537f79ae3a87bd1638f20ad1d7ba9d1&width=400&height=225)
A swan makes its nest out of plastic waste near a sewage drain by the river Danube, close to downtown Belgrade, in Serbia. AFP
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/IMMKK6QLXFHBFE74KDSEAYKPXY.png?smart=true&auth=9fd312f45c3c1894499df3152d77687b7112c5d55ebef7dc6248aba5b21903a4&width=400&height=225)
One of Carrefour's reusable alternatives to single-use plastic bags. Photo: Carrefour
Umm Al Quwain to charge 25 fils for single-use plastic bags from January 1
Emirate plans to eventually ban their use
![Salam Al Amir](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F14cf208b-b6e1-4168-b2d6-fc412e925845.png?smart=true&auth=e3387949bf35bf75999cb80683180b835359c18c3a7854732b369d5d38909e7d&width=70&height=70)
Salam Al Amir
13 October, 2022
- Listen In English
- Listen In Arabic