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What is Dubai Can?
Dubai Can is a sustainability initiative by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai.
The initiative aims to reduce single-use plastic water bottle waste in the city by:
- Encouraging individuals to use refillable water bottles
- Enabling access to free and safe drinking water through the installation and use of water stations across Dubai
- Creating a culture of conscious living by driving awareness on plastic alternatives and sustainability issues
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Why act now?
In the past 10 years, we've created more plastic waste than during the previous century combined. Consider these facts:
- It can take around half a millennium (500 years) for some plastics to decompose (WWF)
- Approximately 100,000 marine mammals are killed by ocean plastic every year (WWF)
- The average UAE resident can use around 450 plastic water bottles every year (Bee'ah)
- By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans (Ellen MacArthur Foundation/World Economic Forum)
We need to act now to help our planet. Dubai Can is a timely initiative that will:
- Bolster a citywide and global movement towards positive change
- Protect the environment by reducing waste and saving wildlife
- Reduce your cost of living and activate awareness
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How can you help?
Everyone can and should make a difference. Your actions are an important contribution.
Here are some ways to help and be a part of the Dubai Can initiative:
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- Carry refillable water containers and persuade family and friends to do the same
- Inform others about the free drinking water stations around the city and encourage their use
- Install water filters in your home
- Practise sustainable living and inspire the community with your actions and choices
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