Tanzania: Plastic Bags Ban Seen Blessing in Disguise

SOME supermarkets and shop owners see the plastic bags ban which begins next week a blessing in disguise as they will no longer have to buy the shopping bags that are provided to customers free of charge.

These plastic shopping bags are factored into the cost of doing business for the supermarkets and their ban means the supermarkets will save some earnings used for purchasing the bags.

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