The government of Costa Rica signs a "ban on plastic bags"!
The Costa Rican government has recently signed a "Plastic Ban Order", which prohibits businesses from selling and distributing plastic bags for free, and completely bans plastic straws. It will be officially implemented one year later.
The content of the bill mainly includes: requiring supermarkets and other commercial institutions to provide handbags with a recycled plastic content of not less than 50% or biodegradable plastics; requiring disposable plastic bottle importers, manufacturers and distributors to produce or sell bags containing a certain proportion of recycled resin Plastic bottles, establish a waste recycling mechanism; prohibit all national institutions in Costa Rica from purchasing single-use plastic products such as tableware and food containers.
