Visitors to Kenya’s national parks, forests, beaches and conservation areas who carry single-use plastics will now be arrested and prosecuted. The ban comes nearly three years after Kenya’s ground-breaking nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags in 2017. The latest ban prohibits visitors from carrying plastic water bottles, disposable plates and cups, cutlery and straws into protected areas, with the aim of curbing the growing plastic pollution. Flipflopi Project Leader Dipesh Pabari said Kenyans have witnessed the catastrophic effect single-use plastics have on the ecosystems and communities. Data from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows plastic pollution is one of the most serious threats to the planet’s health.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2020 19:26 UTC