Single-use styrofoam products will be banned in Abu Dhabi from June 1, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development announced on X.

Supporting efforts to reduce pollution and promote sustainable practices, @EADTweets and @AbuDhabiDED will ban the use of single-use Styrofoam products effective from 1 June 2024, reducing the consumption and production of single-use products in the emirate. pic.twitter.com/NSqoITX6WQ

— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) May 21, 2024

Items exempt from this ban include:

-Reusable storage boxes

-Coolers

-Items intended for medical use

The initiative to ban single-use Styrofoam is an extension of the Abu Dhabi Single-Use Plastic Policy, and supports the aims of the Year of Sustainability.