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Gulf waste compliance

If your business generates waste in Saudi Arabia or the UAE — and nearly every business does — you are a regulated party. Both countries rewrote their waste rules in the last few years, shifting responsibility onto the businesses that produce waste, not just the municipalities that collect it.

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Waste Management Law

Since November 2021, every business in Saudi Arabia that produces waste has been a regulated waste producer. Non-compliance carries some of the heaviest environmental penalties in the region.

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UAE

UAE Federal Law 12 of 2018

Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 is the national backbone for waste management in the UAE, with emirate-level rules layered on top. Producers and suppliers bear direct responsibility for post-use products.

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UAE

UAE Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

EPR is the biggest change to the UAE’s waste rules in a generation, targeting manufacturers, importers, and brand owners for packaging, electronics, and batteries.

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Maximum penalty

SAR 30M

Under Article 29 of Saudi Arabia’s Waste Management Law — plus up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Liability can follow you even when a contractor does the damage.

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