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The promise for gradual banning of plastic bags in North Macedonia fulfilled
The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia promised in its Work Programme that in the period 2022-2024 a gradual ban on the use of plastic bags in retail in the country will be introduced. The government fulfilled this promise.
On December 1, 2021, the Decision to ban plastic bags on the market in the country went into force. As...
Plastic bags sales in North Macedonia garnered €720,0000, the money will be used for waste selection
The sale of the biodegradable plastic bags in North Macedonia in just four months – from the 1st of December 2021 to the end of March 2022 brought MKD44.7 million, or over €720,000, to the state’s coffers, says the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning (MEPP) for Meta.mk. The calculations and the payments by the retailers from the plastic...
North Macedonia bans single-use plastic in protected areas from 1st of December, plastic bags prices will rise at least sevenfold
All single-use plastic in the catering establishment in the protected areas in North Macedonia will be banned from the 1st of December 2021, announced the Minister of Environment Naser Nuredini in a press conference about the new package of laws on waste.
Nuredini stressed that starting from December the sale of plastic bags in supermarkets and the grocery stores throughout...
