By GITONGA MARETEMore by this AuthorAn environmental lobby group wants Environment and Natural Resources Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu to ban the manufacture and use of plastic bottles alongside polythene bags in September. “When we talk of harmful effects that plastics pose to the environment, even bottles are included,” said Mr Benson Wemali, the group’s coordinator, in an interview in Mombasa. “It does not make sense to ban bags and leave bottles, which have an even worse environmental impact.”Plastic bags are the main containers for packaging items in supermarkets across the country and are also used by grocers. The notice stated that the banned plastic bags fall in two categories—carrier bags and flat bags. “The dangers of plastic use far outweigh the benefits,” said Mr Wemali.

Source: Daily Nation May 29, 2017 20:48 UTC