Inside the Dubai cloud kitchen with a zero plastic policy on packaging – The National

Inside the Dubai cloud kitchen with a zero plastic policy on packaging – The National

A cloud kitchen in Dubai that operates a zero plastic policy on packaging says the city’s move to start charging shoppers for single-use plastic bags is a great step towards helping to repair the planet.

On July 1, Dubai will introduce a charge of 25 fils for single-use plastic bags. The emirate's Executive Council said the charge would be applied in retail, clothing, restaurants and pharmacies, as well as on delivery and e-commerce orders.

The team behind Art of Dum, an eco-friendly cloud kitchen brand in Dubai, has been using reusable steel cutlery, clay pots and glass jars — which customers get to keep — for packaging since it launched in 2020.