Eritrea introduced a nationwide ban on the manufacture, import, and sale of plastic bags in 2005, making it one of the earliest countries in the world to enact such sweeping environmental legislation.
Record no. MRB-2026-007089
Among the First Nations to Impose a Nationwide Ban on Plastic Bags
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