Environment Protection

The Kingdom of Bahrain places the protection of the environment and its resources and the preservation of biodiversity at the forefront of its development priorities, and the government of the Kingdom has strengthened its interest in protecting the environment and placed it within its program, which emphasizes achieving environmental sustainability, improving the efficiency of the use and rationalization of resource and energy consumption, developing environmental impact assessment mechanisms for economic projects, and encouraging the production, use and investment in renewable energy.

The Government of Bahrain has developed policies to encourage the use of biodegradable plastic bags in line with the United Nations' call to combat environmental pollution. Non-biodegradable and single-use plastic bags have been banned across the Kingdom. Also, we work to reduce the amount of plastic waste we produce by prohibiting the manufacture of plastic water containers and cups with sizes under 200 milliliters, and by importing and trading plastic water containers with smaller sizes, which reduce the environment's impact. Eventually plastic bags will be banned completely.

Partnership with the private sector

The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain is proud of the success of its efforts in achieving partnership with the private sector to protect the environment and natural resources, especially in the industrial sector, as the Supreme Council for the Environment coordinates and cooperates with many private sector institutions to develop plans to enhance their role in spreading awareness about environmental protection and focusing on their social responsibilities towards maintaining sustainable development.

Read more about the private sector partnership to protect the environment in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Waste recycling

The Kingdom of Bahrain is working to enhance the role of the private sector in recycling plastic waste to preserve the environment by providing sorting containers in a number of public and private places with the aim of increasing the amount of plastic waste recycling.

The Kingdom is keen to dispose of all waste in an environmentally safe manner through managing waste generated from the industrial sector and hazardous waste from other sectors, in accordance with local legislation and international agreements, and in line with Bahrain's international commitments in the field of environmental conservation.

For more information on protecting the environment, please visit the Supreme Council for Environment website.

• A decision to ban the import of plastic waste in all its forms (Arabic only)
• A technical regulation for plastic products (Arabic only)
• A decision to prohibit the manufacture, import or trade of plastic water bottles and cups less than 200 milliliters (Arabic only)
• Eco-friendly garbage bags dispenser that is biodegradable

On the fourth of February every year, the Kingdom of Bahrain celebrates National Environment Day, in an effort to raise environmental awareness and promote the role of individuals and institutions in protecting the environment and reducing the damage that threatens the sustainability of natural resources. 

The Kingdom of Bahrain is keen to celebrate regional and international environmental events to highlight the importance of cooperation, collaboration, and investment in sustainable development, and to demonstrate principles of social responsibility towards local, regional, and international environmental issues.

View the calendar of environmental events celebrated by the Kingdom of Bahrain.