KAM wants export zone firms exempted from polythene ban

EPZ firms display their wares at KICC in Nairobi . FILE PHOTO | NMG

Manufacturers are now calling for the plastic bag ban to be lifted on products from export processing zone (EPZ) factories, saying it is crippling sales.

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has written to the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) arguing that the ban should not apply to EPZ firms since the destination countries have their own environmental management policies.

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