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Polythene bags ban issues
Lolest!
#1 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 1:50:29 PM
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Monday 28th is the effective date. Should you be found using polythene you face a jail term or upto 4m fine

The kadogo economy will be badly hit. How to sell nyama, githeri, fruits etc will be a big headache for micro enterprises

Meanwhile, manufacturers of biodegradable bags that look exactly like plastic bags suffered a setback after govt said their produts can easily be counterfeited and that it'd be hard for enforcement officers to tell the biodegradable ones from plastic
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#2 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 1:55:38 PM
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#3 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 3:19:20 PM
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How will manufacturers and packers of commodities like Sugar and Rice pack their products?
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hardwood
#4 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 3:36:03 PM
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Gathige wrote:
How will manufacturers and packers of commodities like Sugar and Rice pack their products?


Like this. The way they pack unga.



Kusadikika
#5 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 3:37:33 PM
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Gathige wrote:
How will manufacturers and packers of commodities like Sugar and Rice pack their products?


If I understand this correctly they are not affected for now. The ban will be phased so right now it is only the ojwala for carrying things home but the packaging is still plastic for individual commodities in the stores.

I completely support this ban and I hope serikali does not relent. Plastics is the biggest polluter. Look at this river in Indonesia:


hardwood
#6 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 3:37:38 PM
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Gathige wrote:
How will manufacturers and packers of commodities like Sugar and Rice pack their products?


I understand that plastic for industrial packaging is allowed.
Lolest!
#7 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:14:14 PM
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Gathige wrote:
How will manufacturers and packers of commodities like Sugar and Rice pack their products?

Kitambo, sugar used to be packed in brown paper bags

The problem is packaging of cooked food, meat, fruits
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#8 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:21:18 PM
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4yrs or 4M fine is too much though!!
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#9 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:28:04 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
Hayawi hayawi huwa

Monday 28th is the effective date. Should you be found using polythene you face a jail term or upto 4m fine

The kadogo economy will be badly hit. How to sell nyama, githeri, fruits etc will be a big headache for micro enterprises

Meanwhile, manufacturers of biodegradable bags that look exactly like plastic bags suffered a setback after govt said their produts can easily be counterfeited and that it'd be hard for enforcement officers to tell the biodegradable ones from plastic

The kadogo economy is in too deep when it comes to small polythene bags from milk,soup,sukuma etc Unless a viable affordable substitute is unveiled we are staring at a crisis.
Gathige
#10 Posted : Saturday, August 26, 2017 4:48:45 PM
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Lolest! wrote:
4yrs or 4M fine is too much though!!



They may have to create temporarily jails as the offenders will be too many.
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