It was World Environment day yesterday and the theme this year was ‘Beat Plastic Pollution”. Qatar has always supported the drive to reduce plastic pollution and protect the environment. In fact, the Qatar National Vision 2030 lays immense importance on educating the people of Qatar on how they can protect the environment and positively contribute towards reducing plastic pollution within the country.

Campaigns to reduce plastic pollution are already underway and slowly and gradually, through the initiatives of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) awareness is growing among the people of Qatar to reduce their plastic waste:

1. Beach clean up

Every year hundreds of volunteers get together to clean the beaches of Qatar where beach-goers leave their plastic waste lying around the beach.

2. Recycling bins

A large number of recycling bins have been set up in strategic locations around the country and campaigns to plant more trees are fast growing popular.

3. Recyclable bags

Many supermarket chains are encouraging customers to use their recyclable bags that are available at a very low cost, and some are using paper bags instead of plastic ones.

4. Plastic waste disposal

Stringent regulations have been put in place and strict measures are being taken to dispose off plastic waste effectively so as to cause minimum damage to the environment.

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Nabeela

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