‘Garbage bags in different colours’ proposal approved

Garbage bags in Muharraq will soon be coloured to classify different types of wastes after a proposal was approved. The proposal was presented by Muharraq municipal councillor Saleh Bu Hazza, according to which different colours of garbage bags will be used to carry different types of wastes including plastic, glass and paper.

The move is expected to encourage recycling in the governorate. Mr Bu Hazza explained that the move will not be expensive but the fruits of it will be many. He said that it would help serve the environment and ultimately benefit the people of Bahrain. He underlined the importance of achieving sustainable growth as well as utilising waste recycling programmes.

The Kingdom is marching towards sustainable development as part of achieving its goals of environmental protection. Supreme Council for Environment Chief Executive Officer Dr Mohammed Bin Daina recently highlighted that 40 per cent of household waste is plastic, which can only be effectively reduced through prohibition and regulation.

As part of the efforts for reducing plastic waste, the enforcement of the technical regulations which resulted in the ban of single-use plastic bags came into effect earlier this year.