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KIPPRA: Circular economy will deal with plastic menace unlike ban

Plastics should be made in such a way that they are reusable and recyclable. [iStockphoto]

The reintroduction of incentives in plastic recycling such as zero tax on imported technologies is one of the ways of ridding Kenya of the menace of single-use plastics, according to a local think tank.

Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) reckons this would encourage new investments in the plastic circular economy in the country.

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