Tanzania notifies travellers about plastic bag ban Posted by Elise Kirsten on 22 May 2019 Tanzania’s government has put out an official notice to inform travellers to the country that from 1 June 2019 ‘all plastic carrier bags, regardless of thickness, will be prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, stored, supplied, and used in mainland Tanzania.’ Visitors are warned not to enter the country with plastic carrier bags and that there will be specially-designated desks at all entry points for the ‘surrender of plastic carrier bags’ that visitors may bring into Tanzania. However, Ziploc bags specifically used to carry toiletries will be permitted as they are expected to remain in the permanent possession of visitors, and are not expected to be disposed of in the country. Exclusions have also been made for plastic packaging for medical services, industrial products, construction industry, agricultural sector, foodstuffs, sanitary and waste management. The ban is not intended to make visitors’ stay in Tanzania unpleasant as it is enforced, but the government says it expects that visitors will understand its responsibility to protect the environment and keep the country beautiful and clean. Official government notice to travelers planning to visit Tanzania in the wake of plastic bags ban. pic.twitter.com/uyOcJ3b7W4 — January Makamba (@JMakamba) May 15, 2019 Featured image: Pixaby Related Posts Tour company Contiki goes carbon-neutral 21 January 2022 With the impending threat of climate change, going carbon-neutral increasingly becomes imperative to save our... read more 19-year old becomes youngest woman to fly solo around the world 21 January 2022 Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford has become the youngest woman at years old to fly solo... read more ALU School of Wildlife Conservation appoints first-ever Executive Director 21 January 2022 The African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation has appointed their first Executive Director, Richard... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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