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https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2023/11/29/st-kitts-and-nevis-to-ban-use-of-styrofoam-plastic-products/>
"BASSETERRE, St Kitts, (CMC) – The St Kitts and Nevis government has launched a
plastic ban campaign to raise public awareness and support for its agenda
towards banning, phasing out and replacing selected single-use styrofoam and
polystyrene products.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment said
the timeline for the complete ban is divided into three stages, with the
announcement of the ban on the importation of single-use plastic shopping bags
scheduled for December 31 this year.
The government will, on March 31 next year, ban the importation of single-use
plastic shopping bags, excluding biodegradable bags and on June 30, ban the
sale and distribution of plastic shopping bags
It will also on June 30 next year, place a ban on the importation of all
single-use styrofoam food containers and plastic straws, including egg box
trays with the government setting September 30 next year as the date for the
ban on the sale of styrofoam food containers, including egg boxes, trays, and
plastic straws.
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment said
the campaign is intended to continue reducing the Federation’s existing
negligible contribution to global warming and the devastating impacts on the
region’s oceans, landfills and the overall environment caused by larger
countries, the government is making moves to ban non-biodegradable items."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
