The ban on the use of plastic carrier bags and other packaging materials takes effect today, with Government saying there will be no further extensions to the deadline for the implementation of the Statutory Instrument (SI).
Water Development Sanitation and Environmental Protection Permanent Secretary Ed Chomba said yesterday Government had given supermarkets and other players enough time to phase out the plastic.
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