Stacks of crushed, colourful plastic bottles waiting to be recycled. Photo: AFP Relaxnews
Kenya, on World Environment Day on June 5, barred all single-use plastics such as water bottles and straws from its national parks, beaches, forests and other protected areas.
The implementation of the ban, first announced a year ago, was ordered in a letter from Tourism Minister Najib Balala last week.
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