13 minutes agoKenya Law, 4 Years in Prison for plastic bags
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Kenyans who produce, sell or even simply use plastic bags, risk prison sentences of up to four years, or $140,000 fines, from Monday, while one of the world's worst laws intended to reduce plastic pollution went into effect. The country in East Africa joins more than 40 countries [...]
Kenyans who produce, sell or even simply use plastic bags, risk prison sentences of up to four years, or $140,000 fines, from Monday, while one of the world's worst laws intended to reduce plastic pollution went into effect.
The country in East Africa is joined by more than 40 other countries that have fully banned, in part, or taxed the use of plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda and Italy.
Many plastic bags are thrown into the ocean, they harm turtles, kill seabirds, and fill the stomachs of dolphins and waste whales until they starve.
This is something we should have done 10 years ago, but now, it was necessary”, officials say. Law in Kenya allows police to follow anyone carrying a plastic bag. However, it will be harsher for producers and suppliers.
Elements of plastic bags enter the water, and when water organisms eat them, the microplastic passes on to people when they feed on them. The big supermarkets in Kenya, such as the Frenchman Carrefur and the Nakumat, have started to offer customers cloth bags as an alternative.
