“Making packaging more recyclable is a step forward, but making more recyclable packaging isn’t. The problem is that leading brands are already producing more plastic waste than our recycling systems can cope with. Of these, says the UNEP, 83 have banned shops handing out free plastic bags, and 61 have gone further by banning their manufacture and import. Kenya, banned plastic bags in 2017 and introduced draconian fines but the bags are still in wide use, mostly smuggled across borders. California is the only state to have banned single-use plastic bags at large retail stores, and Hawaii has a de facto statewide ban.

Source: Huffington Post January 12, 2019 18:22 UTC