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FG explains delay in plastic packaging ban
3 years ago(FILES) This file photo taken on November 7, 2018 shows a woman packing her shopping into plastic bags in a supermarket in Chiba, Japan. - Germany plans to ban single-use plastic bags from the year 2020, joining a growing movement to fight global pollution, the environment minister said on September 6, 2019. Supermarkets, department stores and other retailers will be barred from using the so-called lightweight plastic carrier bags, including those now marketed as being biologically based or bio-degradable. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)
The Federal Government has yet to ban plastic packaging in the country because of inadequate recycling capacity and a lack of awareness among Nigerians.