Africa leads the world in plastics bans, but a robust plastics economy has meant the bans have had limited success.An insufficient supply of potable water in many countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa, has given rise to a new plastics economy driven by the increasing popularity of water sachets....

https://qz.com/africa/2007658/why-western-style-plastic-bans-arent-working-in-africa/

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