Botswana introduces plastic carrier bag ban

The ban is motivated as follows:

• Plastic bags pollute the natural environment and litter streets, parks and waterways.
• Plastic is not biodegradable hence once deposited in the soil it persists in the environment for a long period of time.
• Plastics reduce the aesthetic value of the environment as they hang on trees and generally are widespread in the environment.
• Plastic have adverse impacts on human and animal health, for example, due to their impervious characteristic, they serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other vermin. Animals, for instance die from choking when they eat plastic bags. Moreover plastics are harmful to livestock when digested as they disrupt the digestive process causing bloating and ultimately death of the animal.

For more information on this ban, please download the official press release here.

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