Plastic bag users in Uganda to face jail...

PEOPLE caught using plastic bags (buveera) when the ban takes effect in January could go to jail for up to three years, pay a fine of up to sh3million or both. 

Christine Akello, an environmental lawyer working with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), said the penalties would be provided for in an amendment to the waste management regulations under the National Environment Management Act. 

The amendment was made when Government banned the thinner plastic bags and will be revised to include all plastic bags, Akello said. More...

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