Malawi factories ordered to close after ignoring plastics ban
by Charles Pensulo in Blantyre from Environment | The Guardian on (#54BTB)
Activists welcome move but say government is still dragging its feet over crackdown on waste in lakes and waterways
The Malawian government this week ordered the closure of factories belonging to two major plastic producers for flouting the country's plastics ban.
The companies - OG plastics and City Plastics - were found to still be manufacturing thin plastics, often used to make plastic bags, despite a ruling last year that banned its production, import and use.
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