Tourists are being warned to avoid bringing plastic bags to Tanzania from June 1st, when a ban will go into force throughout the country. “The government does not intend for visitors to Tanzania to find their stay unpleasant as we enforce the ban. In Rwanda, where plastic bags have been banned since 2006, travellers have their luggage searched crossing the country’s borders. Official government notice to travelers planning to visit Tanzania in the wake of plastic bags ban. Photograph: Wendy Stone/Corbis/GettyChange of mindsetKenya’s ban on plastic bags came in more recently, on August 28th, 2017.

Source: The Irish Times May 20, 2019 17:03 UTC