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This entails the description of the study on assessing the environmental and economic
effect of plastic bag banning in Tanzania. The study was mainly led by three specific
objectives which resulted into research questions answered to provide the facts which
bridged the identified gap. The objectives of the study include determining the
environmental effects caused by the ban of the plastic bags; to show the economic
effects culminating from the banning of plastic bags in Tanzania; and to explore
challenges that arose as a result of the plastic bags ban in Tanzania. Exploratory
design was used since the study was subjective and qualitative performed in Ilala
Municipal Council. The study was conducted through primary data whereas sample
of 100 respondents was used through key informant and groups. Data were gathered
through interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) whereas the collected
information from the field were analyzed using content analysis which were also
narratively described together with respondents’ quotations to validate the results.
The findings of the study indicated that on the environment outcomes; the ban was
adequate and rational decision because it has wiped out completely the plastic bags in
the surroundings and the localities. This shows that the decision is useful to protect,
safeguard, preserve and assure sustainability in the environment. Despite that, the
decision has the source of including items in the purchasing with green component
since it is a major achievement in Tanzania for such compliance to be issued. With
the economic effects, the outcome has been negative because lots of economic
destructions have occurred as a result of the situation. This is due to the fact that all
manufacturing entities as factories for the bags were suddenly cease to exist. Also,
employees used to work in such companies and or factories lost their jobs and works,
revenues to the government severely declined since the factories were active and the
products was in high demand always. Moreover, on challenges the situation has been
worse as well because value chain has been affected, taxation to the government has
been affected, the situation has caused extra cost to the customers as they purchase
products and the quality of the products has also been poor. The implication of the
results is that banning of the plastic bags has had several effects with some positive
and some bad though negative outcome is seen to prevail. The study recommended
that the ban is adequate and good since it has more positive results than the negative
implication which is advantageous to the nation. |
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