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January 09, 2020
PLP Deputy backs plastics ban, but says transition period should have been longer
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said while he supports the single-use plastics ban, he believes the government should have implemented a longer transition period to ensure the public was properly educated on the importance of the prohibition.
48 hours to go until plastics ban
December 30, 2019
48 hours to go until plastics ban
WITH about 48 hours until the government's single use plastics ban comes into effect, major companies in New Providence are still in the process of making final preparations for the fast approaching January 1 deadline...
AML stores prepared for single plastic bag ban
December 20, 2019
AML stores prepared for single plastic bag ban
AML Food Limited stores (Solomon's Fresh Market, Solomon's and Cost Right) are prepared for the single plastic bag ban and are making certain their customers are also ready, said Vice President of Marketing & Public Relations Renea Bastian.
We won39t be ready for plastics ban, says shop owner
December 20, 2019
We won39t be ready for plastics ban, says shop owner
AS the country braces for the government's upcoming ban on single-use plastics, some local retailers are saying they have not yet made preparations for the 2020 ban, which will come into effect next month. In an interview with The Tribune, owner of
December 17, 2019
Plastics Ban Needs Buy-In From Public
November 21, 2019
Plastics Ban Needs Buy-In From Public
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper said the government's upcoming ban on single-use plastics is being implemented too soon...
2020 vision to ban plastics and Styrofoam
April 24, 2018
2020 vision to ban plastics and Styrofoam
ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira yesterday officially announced his ministry's initiative to ban single-use plastics and Styrofoam in the country by January 1, 2020 - a move he said would have a significant impact on waste at the New
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
October 07, 2019
Twenty-Five Cents to a Dollar: Bahamas Shoppers to Pay to use Single-Use Plastic Bags as of January 1, 2020
How much are you willing to pay to maintain your plastic bag addiction? Under Section 8 of the newly created Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Bill, 2019, Bahamian businesses will be required to charge customers a minimum of twenty-five cents (excluding VAT) per bag at the point of sale for the use of single-use plastic bags as of January 1, 2020. The maximum fee that can be ...
October 07, 2019
October 04, 2019
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