UAE | Environment

Plastic bags: Guide to supermarket policy

The vast majority of supermarkets in the UAE don't charge shoppers for plastic bags and very few offer a viable alternative.

  • Gulf News
  • Published: 15:22 March 25, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

Dubai: The vast majority of supermarkets in the UAE don't charge shoppers for plastic bags and very few offer a viable alternative.

How attached are popular outlets to plastic
Major outlet
Use of plastic bag
Charge
Alternative
Lulu
Yes
No
No
Geant
Yes
25 fils
Yes
M&S
Yes
No
No
Carrefour
Yes
No
Yes
Choithrams
Yes
No
No
Al Maya
Yes
No
No
Al Madina
Yes
No
No
Union Cooperative
Yes
No
No
Sharjah Cooperative
Yes
No
No
Abu Dhabi Cooperative
Yes
No
Yes
Spinneys
Yes
No
Yes
Marks & Spencer
Yes
No
No
Ikea
No
No
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