Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh is Completely Free of Single-use Plastic Bags

Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh is completely free of single-use plastic bags, announced the Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad.

This announcement came after launching an initiative to clean up Sharm El-Sheikh’s land and sea from plastic materials on Saturday, in preparation for hosting the COP 27 conference due in the city on November 6-18.

During a press conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Fouad briefed the UNDP Resident Representative to Egypt Alessandro Fracassetti and development partners on the executive procedures taken for making the city of Sharm el-Sheikh free from single-use plastic carried out through holding workshops and awareness campaigns for citizens and owners of shops and restaurants in the city.

She noted that 10,000 alternatives to plastic bags like bags manufactured from fabrics have been distributed to the citizen for free, besides 350,000 out of 1 million bags made of paper.

"Thanks to our partners EU in Egypt and the Swiss Embassy in Cairo. Together, we raise awareness about the negative impact of plastic waste on Redsea," said Fracassetti.