Agriculture and Livestock Minister Tommy Tomscoll said “The law makes the importation and trade of non-biodegradable plastic bags illegal, and a crime with a penalty of 2 years imprisonment or K50, 000 (fine) against those who commit this offence.”
Tomscoll earlier announced that the ban had come into effect on the first day of 2016 and companies must comply because the law has been in existence for the last five years without having been enforced.
