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Barbados Government Extends Deadline For Ban On Perto-Based, Single-Use Plastic

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 9, 2019 (CMC) – The Barbados government has extended the deadline for the ban on single-use, petro-based plastic bags from January 1, next year. It says the ban will now take effect from April 1, 2020.

Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy Minister, Kirk Humphrey, said manufacturers of single-use plastic bags have, over the last year, “been able to produce a bag that is made from a completely organic compound”.

“They asked me, and the Cabinet agreed, to delay the ban on the plastic bags, from January 1, to March 31. The ban will take effect from the April 1, 2020,” he added.

But he made it clear, that this did not mean the Mia Mottley administration was  “reneging on its promises”.

“That is to allow the manufacturers of plastic bags in Barbados to be able to do what they have to do,” he explained, making reference to the switch over from one process to another.

Earlier this year, the government enforced a ban on all petro-based, single-use plastic containers, and those caught using the banned items can, and will, be prosecuted.

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