Barbados became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to ban the import, retail, sale and use of single use plastic products. Products such as single-use plastic cups, cutlery, stirrers, straws; plates, egg trays, and Styrofoam containers used in the culinary retail industry will be banned from April 1.
As of now, Jamaica, St Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda are among CARICOM countries that have already implemented or will implement a ban on the use of these plastic...