Kenya is aggressively battling plastic pollution with a ban on plastic bags that went into effect this week. The country has joined a list of a dozen African countries where it is now illegal to use, manufacture, or import plastic bags in Kenya. Offenders will be fined as much as $38,000, or serve up to four years in jail. Travelers coming into Kenya with plastic bags will have to leave them at the airport. Some argue it’s an unfair policy given the widespread poverty in the country. We admire Kenya for doing what western countries should do as well.
You can now go to jail in Kenya when you carry a plastic bag
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