The country boycotted nylon bags so much that it was ready to imprison anyone who used it

Plastic waste in recent decades has been a problem of many countries around the world. With over 8 million tons of waste coming out of the ocean each year, they cause serious environmental consequences, destroying ecosystems, and pushing countless organisms to the brink of extinction.

Therefore, the trend of the new era began to restrict plastic products, favoring environmentally friendly items, and certainly no nylon bags.

Above all, however, the country boycotted nylon bags to the point that it introduced a law that was rated "the world's heaviest" : banning use, and anyone who violated would have to sit 4 years , or pay $ 40,000 on bail - equivalent to nearly VND 900 million.

Kenya is one of the countries with the most plastic waste.

That country is Kenya , and this new law was announced on August 28, 2017. With it, Kenya joined a group of countries that have laws banning the use of plastic bags in Africa, including Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi and Mauritania.

In fact, about 40 countries around the world have laws banning the use of plastic bags . Only, Kenya's ban is on a completely different level, while other countries only stop at the level of deterrence and advice.

The appearance of the ban may stem from the huge amount of garbage bags this country emits each year. According to UN data, the number falls into about 100 million plastic bags. In addition, almost all streets in Kenya are filled with garbage bags.

Perhaps everyone knows, plastic bags need hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years to decompose. And in the process, they push organisms into the door, especially the aquatic group.

Plastic bags need hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years to decompose.

According to Judy Wakhungu - Kenya Environment Minister, the ban is only being applied to manufacturers and distributors."Ordinary people will not be affected," she said. But maybe in the future, the police will be allowed to approach anyone who is holding a nylon bag.

Samuel Matonda, a spokesman for the Kenya Manufacturing Association, said the ban would close 176 production facilities, along with 60,000 job losses. Currently, Kenya is the largest plastic bag exporter in Africa.

A dead bird, inside the belly are plastic pieces.

To encourage people to give up plastic bags, many supermarkets in Kenya are conducting distribution of cloth bags repeatedly.

This is considered a necessary step in order to make Kenya a more environmentally friendly country.