Following its success in the ban of use of non-biodegradable materials (nylons) for secondary packaging, the National Environmental Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA) is pressing ahead with banning of the use of nylon wrappers for bread and has issued a six-month ultimatum to bakers in the East African country to comply or be forced out of business. Originally, NEMA excluded bread, meat and most highly perishable products from the ban when it commenced in August 2017. The ban was mainly on secondary packaging. But now the environmental body is emboldened by the success of similar ban in Rwanda. In 2008 Rwanda took a very tough stance on nylons and implemented a total ban on the use of nylons in packaging. To remain in business bakers in Rwanda resorted to the use of waxed paper and other alternatives to wrap bread. Considering the success in Rwanda, Kenya NEMA is expected not to waver in this regard. For years Kenya has battled with environmental pollution from littering and poor refuse management that has been adverse to its tourism industry.
Being a highly littered society, would Nigeria follow similar route with the East Africans? And how would Nigerian bakers cope? We at Naija Bakers' Corner ask.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001262380/nema-extends-ban-to-bread-manufacturers-issues-six-months-grace-period
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