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Andrew Holness on Twitter: "Press Release: Gov't Announces Ban on Some Plastics and Polystyrene Foam https://t.co/PHB8fQmpHd" / Twitter
Jamaica Information Service - Single-use plastic bags, made wholly or in part of polyethylene or polypropylene (plastic), will be banned as of January 1, 2019. This includes those with or without handles,
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MPM_Waste on Twitter: "Business owners and consumers you have until June 2021 to become fully compliant with the measures under the third phase of the ban on single-use plastics. Let join in
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