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NEMA now bans use of plastic seedling potting bags

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Seedlings at a nursery on a farm in Mt Elgon. [Martin Ndiema, Standard]

The National Environmental Management Authority (Nema) has now banned the use of plastic seedling potting bags in line with the earlier ban on plastic carrier bags.

In a move that has met condemnation and praise in equal measures, the environmental authority has directed tree nursery growers to use alternative biodegradable bags.

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