DENT ON INCOMEThis follows a government directive to ban the use of plastic bags from September. A spot-check by the Nation in the county found most traders using plastic bags to pack goods. A woman on June 24, 2014 in Nairobi sorts out plastic bags after washing them for re-use. Let us ban plastic bags now as we explore viable alternatives,” he saidA lady throws trash into an eco-bin in Nairobi on December 5, 2013. In Africa, Rwanda and Morocco have banned plastic bags and other countries are set to announce measures in coming days.

Source: Daily Nation April 17, 2017 17:23 UTC