{"id":36220,"date":"2025-06-25T09:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=36220"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:57:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:57:48","slug":"oman-to-enforce-ban-on-single-use-plastic-bags-in-shops-and-bakeries-from-july-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/oman-to-enforce-ban-on-single-use-plastic-bags-in-shops-and-bakeries-from-july-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman to Enforce Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags in Shops and Bakeries from July 1, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oman is moving into the next phase of its national campaign to reduce plastic pollution. From July 1, 2025, the country will implement <strong>Phase 3 of its ban on single-use plastic shopping bags<\/strong>, targeting a wider range of retail and food-related businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This phase, announced by the Environment Authority, will concern:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fruit and vegetable shops<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Grocery stores and packaging units<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Candy factories and sweet shops<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bakeries and outlets selling bread, pastries, and confectionery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gift shops<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36223\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1556499524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1556499524.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1556499524-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1556499524-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_1556499524-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Businesses in these categories will need to <strong>replace single-use plastic bags with eco-friendly alternatives<\/strong> such as reusable cloth or paper bags.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short recap of how Oman was implementing this ban since 2024:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phase 1 (July 2024)<\/strong>: pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase 2 (January 2025)<\/strong>: textile stores, eyewear and mobile phone vendors, clothing and furniture outlets<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase 3 (July 2025)<\/strong>: retail and food sectors<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final goal by 2027<\/strong>: a full ban across all sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36221\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2400271915.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2400271915.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2400271915-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2400271915-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shutterstock_2400271915-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This gradual rollout gives businesses time to transition to sustainable alternatives while raising public awareness of the environmental impacts of plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p>Under Decision No. 8\/2024, violations of the ban come with financial penalties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fines range from OMR 50 to OMR 1,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Repeat offences within a one-month period will result in doubled fines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The enforcement reflects the country\u2019s serious stance on environmental protection and sustainable consumption. As Oman pushes ahead with its commitment to a greener future, more sectors are expected to adopt eco-conscious practices \u2014 bringing the nation closer to a <strong>plastic-free retail landscape by 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oman is moving into the next phase of its national campaign to reduce plastic pollution. From July 1, 2025, the country will implement Phase 3 of its ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, targeting a wider range of retail and food-related businesses. This phase, announced by the Environment Authority, will concern: Fruit and vegetable shops [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":36222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15519,"slug":"oman","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/oman\/","api_id":186,"title":{"rendered":"Oman"}}],"cities":[{"id":15520,"slug":"muscat","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/oman\/muscat\/","api_id":281,"title":{"rendered":"Muscat"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}