{"id":174091,"date":"2024-04-23T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/23\/nema-outlaws-use-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-bin-liners\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T05:55:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T05:55:33","slug":"nema-outlaws-use-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-bin-liners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/23\/nema-outlaws-use-of-plastic-garbage-bags-and-bin-liners\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMA Outlaws Use of Plastic Garbage Bags and Bin Liners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312215\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"447\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garba.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-312215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/garba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"447\"  \/>The government has implemented a ban on the use of plastic garbage bags and garbage bin liners.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) announced that all organic waste from households, institutions, and events must be segregated and placed in fully biodegradable garbage bags or bin liners only.<\/p>\n<p>NEMA specified that the waste would be collected separately from other waste types and transported to material recovery facilities for further processing.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe use of conventional plastic bags\/ bin liners for the collection of organic waste shall thus cease forthwith,\u201d<\/em> NEMA said in a public notice.<\/p>\n<p>Further, all homeowners and households were directed to properly label their bins, containers, and bags containing segregated waste.<\/p>\n<p>County governments and private waste service providers have been assigned the responsibility of supplying their clients with biodegradable garbage bags and bin liners.<\/p>\n<p>NEMA stated that the directive should be enforced within 90 days from the notice date of April 8.<\/p>\n<p>The Authority reiterated that the 2017 ban on plastic carrier bags and flat bags includes garbage bags and bin liners.<\/p>\n<p>The ban carries penalties of up to a four-year jail term or a fine of Kes.4 million for offenders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has implemented a ban on the use of plastic garbage bags and garbage bin liners. 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