Bananas and non woven polypropylene bags are seen displayed on a shop door in Nakuru. In the year 2017 the government of Kenya banned all single-use plastic carrier bags because they were polluting the environment. The ban has so far been hailed as the toughest in the world, offenders risk up to four years’ imprisonment or fines of $40,000. When the ban came into effect clever traders exploited loopholes in the law to introduce low quality single-use non-woven bags commonly known as polypropylene. Realizing that the market was flooded with just as bad as the banned plastic bags the government
Bananas and non woven polypropylene bags are seen displayed on a shop door in Nakuru. In the year 2017 the government of Kenya banned all single-use plastic carrier bags because they were polluting the environment. The ban has so far been hailed as the toughest in the world, offenders risk up to four years’ imprisonment or fines of $40,000. When the ban came into effect clever traders exploited loopholes in the law to introduce low quality single-use non-woven bags commonly known as polypropylene. Realizing that the market was flooded with just as bad as the banned plastic bags the government has announced that beginning 31st March 2019 all non-woven bags will be phased out.
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