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Sarah: “Single-use plastic bags ban hits another hurdle?

May 15, 2023

Sarah: “Single-use plastic bags ban hits another hurdle?
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PHILIPSBURG:--- The latest statement from the Minister of TEATT regarding the law banning the use of single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, and styrofoam containers raises more questions than it provides answers. This is the opinion of the initiator of the law, MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

I have over and over been asking about the enforcement of this law. Since then we’ve seen our neighboring islands making strides in the fight against plastic and finding practical ways to at least make a start!
Several members of the media locally have also been keeping their finger on the pulse and from …

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