Summary: Niger’s capital city is cracking down on pollution – giving supermarkets six months to get rid of all plastic carrier bags.
Niger’s capital city is cracking down on pollution – giving supermarkets six months to get rid of all plastic carrier bags.
Niamey put a law in place in 2014 banning the bags but 12 years on, they’re still in use – and the city has had enough.
By the start of 2027, local authorities say, all existing stocks of plastic bags must be sold off or destroyed. Their manufacture, import, sale or use will be prohibited.
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