Minister Geoffrey Kama made this statement during the signing of an MOU on mangrove protection.
The government, under former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, passed a bill on ban of plastic manufacturing and sale in the country.
But so far only a handful of provincial governments and corporate bodies have observed this call.
However, although the implementation of the strategies is taking time, the Marape-Steven government will still pursue the plan of total ban on plastic bags.
