The war against plastics got a major boost on Friday after a hotelier promised to reduce use plastic water bottles. PrideInn Hotel said all its eight hotels in Mombasa and Nairobi will reduce plastic water bottle from March 1. Read: Kenya plastic bag ban comes into force after years of delaysResearchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally since the early 1950s. This is why we want to sensitise our customers and Kenyans to reduce the use of plastic bottles," Noorani said. In total, half of all plastic produced is designed to be used only once — and then thrown away.

Source: The Star February 01, 2019 21:11 UTC