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Plastic bags banned in Namibia National Park

Namibia bans plastic bags in national parks

Windhoek. The country of Namibia has banned the use of plastic bags in game parks and national parks with immediate effect. This was announced by Environment Minister Pohamba Shifeta during a speech in the Daan Viljoen Nature Reserve. With this decision, Namibia wants to counteract the increasing Plastic waste in the environment counteract.

During his speech, Pohamba Shifeta appealed to all visitors to the national parks not to bring plastic bags into protected areas. Anyone who violates the ban will be fined 500 Namibian dollars or imprisoned for about 6 months, said the Namibian Environment Minister. An exception to the ban applies to those who take a plastic bag into the park to dispose of waste later.


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