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Abu Dhabi setting up policies to reduce single-use plastics by 2021

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi chief says policy is being worked on to drastically cut...

Dubai restaurants to offer free tap water from 2020

New Food Code move aims to reduce dependence on single-use plastics. From 2020 restaurants in...

Is recycled PET a Solution for Sustainability in Fashion?

The idea of turning plastic bottles into fabrics is not new. Since the 1990s, a...

American University of Sharjah leads fight on plastic

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has announced plans to tackle plastic and Styrofoam waste, and...

Surfers Lead Change in Environmental Awareness of Ocean Pollution

On International Surfing Day, Ocean52, had launched the “2052 surfers” campaign to mobilise the global...

Emirates Literature Festival goes plastic free

Emirates Literature Foundation and Goumbook teamed up this year to make the Emirates Literature Festival...

‘Drop It Youth’ campaign urges youngsters to shun single-use plastic

30 youth ambassadors become torch bearers for the campaign Dubai: Goumbook, a social enterprise that...

Three guys in their 20s launch CanO Water, a canned water brand

It’s well known that plastic isn’t good for the environment or for your health. Now,...

Avoid plastic water bottles, campaign urges

Drop it campaign urges filling reusable glass bottles with filtered tap water in the UAE...