Ban on plastic bags an opportunity for entrepreneurs

Editor, The banning of plastic packaging in Rwanda should be seen as a market opportunity for our entrepreneurs – if they are worth the name. So, stop whining and get on with finding a profitable solution, please, rather than clamor for a return to the previous environmentally unsustainable easy option.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A man carries fresh beans in a plastic bag (L) while his friend uses more appropriate packaging. The New Times / File.

Editor,The banning of plastic packaging in Rwanda should be seen as a market opportunity for our entrepreneurs – if they are worth the name. So, stop whining and get on with finding a profitable solution, please, rather than clamor for a return to the previous environmentally unsustainable easy option.Mwene Kalindajkalinda@gmail.com ------------------------------- Editor,What does this mean? Practices tried by other countries should also be tried in Rwanda; for-example, imposing tax levy on carrying plastic bags whereby users have to pay a certain fee. Has this solved any problem in those other countries? You should travel and see how those countries are struggling with those tax levies. Others are envying you Rwandans, don’t go backward.Reader, based in Kigali