Plastic-free: Dominica Gives Free Jute and Cotton Bags to All Households
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Friday, February 21, 2020
LONDON, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominicans have started receiving free jute and cotton bags to encourage less use of plastic.
Key Points:
- LONDON, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominicans have started receiving free jute and cotton bags to encourage less use of plastic.
- Last week, the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica announced that it would provide every single household on the island with plastic-free, sustainable bags, in a bid to pursue complete plastic ban.
- Moreover, Dominica encourages biodegradable packaging and reusable shopping bags by offering a 0% import duty.
- "Help Dominica go plastic bag free by reusing these bags again and again," reads the slogan on the distributed bag.