Tanzania's 2019 Ban on Plastic Carrier Bags and 2022 Expansion

TLDR

• Tanzania banned the importation, production, distribution, sale and use of plastic carrier bags in 2019 through Government Notice No. 394 of 2019.
• According to a five-year assessment covering 2019 to 2025, the government has achieved significant success in halting the production, importation, distribution and use of the three main categories of plastic bags that.
• In 2022, the government expanded the restrictions by banning plastic seals used on caps of bottled water and other beverages under Government Notice No. 291 of 2022.
• DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government has insisted its imposed ban on plastic bags remains fully in force, warning importers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers to comply with the law as authorities.
• It was introduced because of the environmental and health risks posed by plastic bags, and the government will continue to enforce it,” Masauni said.