Haiti’s PE and PS Ban Takes Effect August 1 as Customs Inspections Tighten
Haiti’s Environmental Protection Agency issued a ban on PE plastic bags on July 10. Under the order, PE bags of any specification are barred from production, sale and use. Conventional food EPS (expanded polystyrene) and PS packaging containers—such as imported plates, bags and bottles—as well as disposable cups also fall within the ban. The PE and PS restriction officially took effect on August 1.
Since enforcement began, Haiti’s customs authorities have stepped up inspections. If a shipment arriving at port is found to contain any of the prohibited goods, it will be confiscated and destroyed, and the owner will be penalized under customs rules.
The Environmental Protection Agency clarified that the ban does not apply to all polyethylene products and their downstream applications. Transparent plastic bottles and bags used for beverage, pharmaceutical and food packaging, white transparent garbage bags, and bags dedicated to seed and seedling cultivation may still be used across the country, following the original regulatory requirements.
The agency added that mandatory decrees alone cannot fully tackle both the symptoms and the root causes. In the months ahead, Haiti’s Ministry of Finance will roll out a series of preferential subsidy measures to encourage domestic traders to import more containers and bags made from paper, fiber, sisal and 100% degradable biomaterials, replacing PE, PS and EPS plastic packaging.
Source: China Packaging Network (pack.cn); original article: http://news.pack.cn/show-361905.html
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