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Some of the plastic carrier bags still being used by residents in the Korogocho slum. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
Kenya's 2017 single-use plastic carrier and flat bags ban has helped to reduce plastic pollution. But smuggling of the bags from neighbouring countries threatens to reverse the hard-won gains.
Strengthening regional collaboration is key to securing durable solutions to plastic pollution and seizing emerging opportunities.
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