Plastic bag ban will benefit the economy despite initial losses

On August 28, plastic bags became illegal in Kenya, marking the third attempt since 2005 by the government to ban polythene bags below 30 microns.

In a country where about 100 million plastic bags are handed out by supermarkets alone, plastic bags have long been identified as the cause of environmental damage and health problems: killing birds, animals and fish that mistake them for food, damaging agricultural land and polluting the environment.