Plastic bags are used daily across Africa — the bans are hoped to tackle the pervasive problem of waste. The presence of plastic bags has made those sectors to suffer as a result of the use of plastic bags,” Ongare told DW. “The use of plastic bags has been reduced, and somehow I see a better situation in the streets,” he added. Some positive examples include Rwanda, and the archipelago of Zanzibar in Tanzania, where the use of plastic bags was effectively stopped. There is even evidence that plastic waste threatens soil fertility.

Source: Egypt Independent May 30, 2017 12:33 UTC