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Think you can't live without plastic bags? Consider this: Rwanda did it | Émilie Clavel | The Guardian
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Kigali Rwanda November 2008 Notice that the use of plastic bags is prohibited in Rwanda Stock Photo - Alamy
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AGRF on Twitter: "As part of an environmental protection policy, plastic bags are not allowed into Rwanda. Passengers entering Rwanda with plastic bags are required to discard them and are supplied with
![Rwanda does not allow plastic bags. In fact if you land in Rwanda with a plastic bag it will be confiscated. #Fact #Rw… | Recycling facts, Wtf fun facts, Fun facts Rwanda does not allow plastic bags. In fact if you land in Rwanda with a plastic bag it will be confiscated. #Fact #Rw… | Recycling facts, Wtf fun facts, Fun facts](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b2/de/07/b2de07226c57f06893c52d630d78037d--lands-in-plastic-bags.jpg)
Rwanda does not allow plastic bags. In fact if you land in Rwanda with a plastic bag it will be confiscated. #Fact #Rw… | Recycling facts, Wtf fun facts, Fun facts
![Agri-environment as core green integral development: Rwanda First Country in the World to Ban the Plastic Bag Agri-environment as core green integral development: Rwanda First Country in the World to Ban the Plastic Bag](http://thedeliciousday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/plastic-bags.jpg)
Agri-environment as core green integral development: Rwanda First Country in the World to Ban the Plastic Bag
![RWANDA, KIGALI AIRPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL POSTER PROHIBITING NONBIODEGRADIBLE PLASTIC BAGS, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. SSB-4163-8612 | agefotostock RWANDA, KIGALI AIRPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL POSTER PROHIBITING NONBIODEGRADIBLE PLASTIC BAGS, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. SSB-4163-8612 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/5a5f7c8b290f94d8e651fc05193816d0/ssb-4163-8612.jpg)
RWANDA, KIGALI AIRPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL POSTER PROHIBITING NONBIODEGRADIBLE PLASTIC BAGS, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. SSB-4163-8612 | agefotostock
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