In an effort to reduce plastic bag pollution, Kenya has introduced tough laws that will result in a prison term of up to 4 years or a maximum of $40,000 for any Kenyan producing, selling or even using plastic bags, although initial enforcement will target manufacturers and suppliers.
"The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda and Italy."
Bags can take 500-1000 years to decompose, in the mean time killing or harming wildlife and entering the human food chain.
What is being done about plastic bag pollution where you live?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 29 2017, @06:14PM
The people who get hysterical and make fales accusations are always the kind of assholes you hope are living a few states away. Stereotypes, while often containing some validity, are bad mmkay? They encourage you to shut off your brain and make false equivalencies that make you feel good / righteous / whatever.