Production, import and sale of plastic bags to be banned from today

Production, import and sale of plastic bags will be prohibited from today in Georgia.

The ban on the production, use and import of polyethylene bags came into force on October 1. The ban was first applied to plastic, single-use bags thinner than 15 micrometers or 0.015 millimeters, while the ban will concern all polyethylene bags regardless of thickness from today.

Violators of the law will be fined. The production of plastic bags and their import will be fined to the amount of up to GEL 500. Further violations will see the fines double to GEL1000.