Nema launches crackdown on plastic bags in the city



Nation | by Sylvania Ambani


More than 25 traders have been arrested in Embakasi East, Nairobi County, after they were found using banned plastic bags.

The exercise is part of a crackdown by the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) that kicked off on Wednesday in Nairobi, a day after a nation.africa expose showed single-use plastic bags had made a big comeback in city markets.

The crackdown, Nema says, is aimed at flushing out rogue vendors who have reverted to using polythene bags to package goods for their customers…

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[Image source: Stuart Price | Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr]

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