坦政府宣布从2017年1月1日起禁止使用塑料袋,但该禁令一直未有效执行。坦塑料制造商协会(PMAT)建议,希望政府批准继续生产可在三个月内分解的生物降解塑料袋,而且认为,如果全面禁止使用塑料袋,将造成有关企业破产、员工失业和收入损失。PMAT向坦议会环境委员会提交的报告称,坦境内超过70%的塑料袋为走私品,应该仅对进口塑料袋施加禁令。坦政府警告说,到2050年,坦水域和陆 The Tanzanian government announced the ban on the use of plastic bags as of January 1, 2017, but the ban has not been implemented effectively. The PMAT suggested that the government approve the continued production of biodegradable plastic bags that can be decomposed within three months and that the total ban on the use of plastic bags would result in bankruptcies, staff unemployment and lost earnings. According to the PMAT’s report to the TIC Environmental Committee, over 70% of plastic bags in Tanzania are smuggled goods and should be banned only on imported plastic bags. The Tanzanian government warned that by 2050, the water and land will be confined