The hottest Kenyan plastic ban comes into effect.

2022-10-12
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Kenya's "plastic ban order" takes effect officially. Violators will be imprisoned

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core tip: East African country Kenya declares war on "white garbage". On the 28th, a plastic ban came into effect, and violators face at least 1. 5% A fine of $70000 or two years' imprisonment; The maximum penalty is 3 $80000 or four years in prison

[China Packaging News] Kenya, an East African country, declared war on "white garbage". On the 28th, a plastic ban came into effect, and violators face at least 1. 5% A fine of $70000 or two years' imprisonment; The maximum penalty is 3 $80000 or four years in prison

according to the Kenyan government, this "plastic ban order" applies to the use, production or import of plastic bags for commercial and household purposes, and plastic bags for industrial purposes are not within the scope of the ban

according to the United Nations Environment Programme, supermarkets in Kenya alone send out about 100 million plastic bags each year, reducing the cost of experiments. On the streets of Nairobi, the capital, plastic bags can be seen at random, and finally piled up in garbage dumps

plastic bag manufacturers believe that although there are several small workshops with small workshops, the plastic ban will cause job losses. But Judy wakhungu, Kenya's environment minister, countered last week that using environmentally friendly materials to make bags would create more jobs

according to the United Nations Environment Programme, plastic bags have been regarded as one of the main causes of environmental damage and health problems. It destroys agricultural land, pollutes tourist attractions, and is also a breeding ground for viruses that cause diseases such as malaria and dengue fever

birds, fish and other animals will die if they eat plastic bags by mistake. A total of 8million tons of plastic enter the ocean every year, and plastic bags are a part of it. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that at this rate, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050

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