By Hudson Kuteesa & Viviane Irabizi
Parliament has passed a draft law prohibiting the manufacture, importation, use and sale of single-use plastic items in Rwanda.
Single-use plastics are plastics that are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled, which pollutes the environment at a very fast rate.
Among others, they include plastic bags, cups, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles, and most food packaging materials.
A plenary session attended by 56 Members of Parliament yesterday passed the bill that has five chapters and 20 articles explaining key issues about the proposed ban, as well as how it will be implemented…read more>>
