肯尼亚实行最严限塑令 使用塑料袋可判4年监禁

Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000 from last Monday, as the world's toughest law aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect.

东非国家肯尼亚自上周一起开始实施全球最严厉的旨在减少塑料污染的法律，生产、销售乃至使用塑料袋的肯尼亚人都可能被处以最高4年监禁或4万美元的罚款。

The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy.

肯尼亚由此加入到其他40多个出台了禁塑令、限塑令或对一次性塑料袋征税的国家的行列中，这些国家包括中国、法国、卢旺达和意大利。

Kenya's law allows police to go after anyone even carrying a plastic bag.

根据肯尼亚的这项法律，警察甚至有权追捕拿着塑料袋的人。

But Judy Wakhungu, Kenya's environment minister, said enforcement would initially be directed at manufacturers and suppliers. "Ordinary wananchi will not be harmed," she said.

但肯尼亚环境部部长朱迪·瓦克洪古称，该法首先将针对生产商和供应商执行。她表示：“普通民众不会受到牵连。”

Big supermarket chains like France's Carrefour and homegrown retailer Nakumatt have already started offering customers cloth bags as alternatives.

大型连锁超市，如法国家乐福和肯尼亚本土零售商纳库马特，已经开始向顾客提供布袋作为塑料袋的替代品。

The environment agency said it would send out its inspectors and environment police to inspect whether manufacturers and citizens had complied with the ban.

肯尼亚环境局表示，他们将派出巡视员和环保警力，来视察生产商和当地公民是否遵守了该禁令。