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Seychelles Bans Use and Import of Plastic Wares |
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Seychelles is the latest country in Africa to bid bye to plastic bags. Rising from its meeting close to a fortnight ago, the Seychelles Cabinet of Ministers approved a ban on the importation of plastic materials including plates, cups, cutlery, Styrofoam lunch boxes and plastic bags. The country is currently drafting relevant documentation that will assist in making the violation of the ban punishable by law. The ban will come in place by January with locals given a further six months to get rid of any plastic ware on their shelves. Consequently, by July 2017, plastic wares will not be found in any shop in Seychelles. Seychelles News Agency quoted the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Alain Decomarmond to have said thus, "We envisage that once the ban comes into force in January, businesses which still have these items in stock will have until the end of June to get rid of their stocks and switch to environmentally-friendly alternatives" "When we announced our intention last year to ban and eventually phase out these products, we worked on a mechanism to remove taxes on any bio-degradable items so importers of these products stand to benefit when they switch to environmentally friendly products," he added. They join Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Botswana, Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea as some of the countries in Africa to have banned the use of plastic bags and other plastic wares. The debate however has always centered on how the policy is been implemented and for the Seychelles, that may be the case again. The Small Island Developing State is in dare need of such policy to safeguard its already threatened coasts and plastics constitute 33% of its public waste currently. Rwanda and Botswana seem to have the most efficient anti-plastic models in Africa Seychelles knack for excellence may see them join the exemplary duo soon. Africa is setting a great example here.
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Such a good news! Thanks for spreading the words out. I hope this could be a footstep for th greener future to come. Thanks!
Posted 06-10-2016 19:22
Thanks for sharing such news, Udeh! It is nice to hear that Seychelles will ban plastic goods. Though some inconvenience is expected at first, I hope the country will turn greener at the end. Thanks for spending your time, and have a great day!
Posted 06-10-2016 10:40
Non-biodegredable products like plastic are the main causes of flooding and other environmental problems. I think other countries should welcome the idea of banning them.
Posted 05-10-2016 18:50
I think that this is a great idea. But if we start it in Uzbekistan, my father's business will stop. Is there a way to work with plastic without causing too much pollution?
Posted 04-10-2016 14:22
such a nice idea in Tanzania the government decided to increase pollution tax on every single plastic bag,its somehow decrease their presence in streets.
Posted 04-10-2016 05:01
This is great. Plastic is indeed very hard to recycle & bio-degradable forms are not so common & cheap.
Welcome step by Seychelles.
Posted 03-10-2016 18:43
The Government had taken a good decision by banning the using of plastics materials in Seyschelles. Through this decsison they will be capable to reduce, prevent problem in the environment that can be caused by these materails , even though that can take some years but if it maintain around the country they will get it.
Thanks for sharing UDEH
Posted 03-10-2016 14:08
The Government had taken a good decision by banning the using of plastics materials in Seyschelles. Through this decsison they will be capable to reduce, prevent problem in the environment that can be caused by these materails , even though that can take some years but if it maintain around the country they will get it.
Thanks for sharing UDEH
Posted 03-10-2016 14:08
This is indeed a good green news, Udeh. It seems the government has done it properly in phased manner. Ban with punishment in January will be very effective in putting an end to plastic use. Glad to read positive news from Africa, it's surely setting good examples. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 03-10-2016 01:39
This is so good, plastic causes major problems to the environment
Posted 03-10-2016 01:39