Ban the (plastic) bag? Explaining variation in the implementation of plastic bag bans in Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda

• Published in: Environment and planning. C, Politics and space Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 1791 - 1808
• Main Author: Behuria, Pritish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2021
• Subjects: environmental policy; business power; Plastic bag; plastic ban; East Africa

The environmental damage that plastic waste is causing has catalyzed government action against plastic bags around the world. Despite anti-plastic bag policies gaining traction globally, there has been limited investigation of why the implementation of bans has varied. The variation in implementing...