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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
- 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
|
Paper
|
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