The president of the professional plastic group, Osama Messaoudi, addressed Wednesday, August 31, 2022, the method of applying the law on the banning of single-use plastic bags.
Speaking to Shems FM, he clarified that plastic professionals were currently confronted with a dilemma remarking that the decision to ban single-use plastic bags was abrupt and did not take into account the commitments of the industrialists.
He reasoned that the application of this decision required a clear and consensual roadmap between the supervisory authorities and plastic professionals, among other things, to avoid the shutdown of production units and the dismissal of workers.
He likewise pointed out the difficulty of acquiring alternative raw materials in order to assure the sustainability of the activity.
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