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NAIROBI Cheap NCAA Shirts , Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- As the clock ticks towards Aug. 28, the day when use of plastic bags would officially cease in Kenya, the East African nation is offering its citizens alternatives.


Kenya's Ministry of Environment announced the ban on the manufacture and use of plastic bags in March to protect the environment.


Plastic bags have been part and parcel of the lives of Kenyans, with citizens using them during shopping, to pack food items like milk and fruits, in building and construction and even boys use them to make footballs.


Therefore Cheap NCAA Jerseys , forcing Kenyans to abandon the plastics remains a great challenge despite the heavy penalties of between 19,417 U.S. dollars and 38,834 dollars, a jail term of between one and two years, or both, the ban proposes.


But the government is keen to use persuasion rather than force as it appeals to Kenyans to start using various alternatives that include paper bags Cheap Hats , clothing bags, canvas bags, sisal bags, papyrus bags and is also asking people to carry their own bags when going for shopping.


"Are you ready? The ban takes effect on Aug. 28. No plastic bags in Kenya. Retailers are allowed to provide paper bags as an alternative to plastic bags," said the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) in a notice Tuesday.


The environment ministry has further organized an exhibition starting Aug. 24 to 26 showcasing to Kenyans the alternatives they can use in place of plastic bags.


"To avoid plastic bags, invest in reusable containers Cheap Hoodies , look for alternative packing materials, use paper, steel or bamboo straws, buy unpackaged food, use degradable or reusable shopping bags made from starch, corn or potatoes Cheap Shirts ," urged Nema, as it observed the existing plastic carrier bags will be termed as waste after Aug. 28, therefore, one is supposed to dispose them.


And Kenyans are heeding to the calls to ban plastic, with a good number already carrying canvas bags to supermarkets for shopping.


"For the past two weeks, I have been carrying my canvas bag for shopping. I have several and have been keeping them but never cared to use them because I would be offered plastic bags by supermarkets but right now my handbag does not miss one canvas bag Cheap Jerseys ," said insurance agent Caroline Syombua on Tuesday.


Fruits vendor Simon Kariuki, on the other hand, said he no longer packs his sliced fruits that go from