  Armenia banning single-use plastic bags from 2022 April 17, 2020 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Friday, April 17 approved a bill banning the sale of plastic bags beginning from January 1, 2022. In February 2019, the Ministry of Nature Protection unveiled a draft law prohibiting the free provision of plastic bags starting from July 1, 2019. Under the bill, special taxes would be imposed for the sale of polyethylene bags from January 2020, while the sale of plastic bags will be banned in 2022. The Ministry argues that the widespread use of polyethylene bags in trade and service sectors has led to the emergence of environmental problems. Plastic packages thrown into the environment are preserved for a long time and do not undergo biological decomposition, resulting in major pollution. The average period of use of polyethylene bags is 10-15 minutes, while their biodegradation takes more than 100-400 years.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
