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Citizens producing, selling or even using plastic bags now risk imprisonment of up to four years -- or fines of up to $40,000. Kenya imposes world's toughest law against plastic bags Skip to main ...
Plastic bag ban including bags used for newspapers and flyers [378] Montreal: 23 August 2016: 1 January 2018: Ban of plastic bags including biodegradable. Reusable bags must be at least 50 microns thickness. [379] Saskatchewan: Regina: 31 May 2020 1 February 2022 Single-use plastic shopping bag ban effective following COVID-19 pandemic. [380 ...
This eventually led Wakhungu to propose the banning of single-use plastics alongside the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Kenya Ministry of the Environment. [9] Fines were aimed at plastic-bag manufacturers that refused to comply. [17]
The ban was GBM advocated for the ban on plastic bags to help stop environmental degradation from occurring. The GBM under the "Mottaini" campaign also trained 10,000 people, teachers, students, business leaders, shop managers, civil society leaders and international volunteer groups were trained and educated on the significance of "Mottaninai".
In 2017, Kenya banned single-use plastic bags. According to the national environmental authority, 80% of the public has adhered to this ban. Subsequently, in 2020, the prohibition of single-use plastics was extended to protected areas, including parks and forests.
The regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products in Hong Kong aims to reduce their use at the source to cut down on pollution, Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection ...
Californians voted to ban plastic bags in 2016 and they didn't get what they voted for," said Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste, referring to Proposition 67, a ballot ...
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