Record No.
MRB-2026-006585
First African country to enact a nationwide plastic bag ban
Environment & Sustainability
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Rwanda
Category
Environment & Sustainability
Country
Rwanda
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Achievement Date
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Record Description
Rwanda banned the manufacture, import, use and sale of plastic bags in 2008, making it one of the first countries in the world, and the first in Africa, to do so nationwide.
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