The Solomon Islands ban single-use plastic!

On September the 1st a regulation to ban single-use plastics in the Solomon Islands has come into force.

This ban prohibits the importation, manufacturing, distribution, sale and general use of plastic shopping bags, plastic straws, plastic disposable cups, plates, and cutlery’s, polystyrene foam plates and cups, and water bottles that are less than 1.5 Liters.

This is ban is in line with ISLANDS effort to avoid and manage plastic pollution in the Pacific region.

Well done!