Kyrgyzstan to ban use of plastic bags with thickness of more than 20 microns

Bishkek, Apr. 17, 2019. / Kabar /. The State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry (SAEPF) of Kyrgyzstan proposes to prohibit the production, import and sale of polymer film throughout the country, director of the SAEPF Abdykalyk Rusmatov told at a press conference at Kabar News Agency.
He said that the State Agency has developed regulations in this direction.
The State Agency offers several options for getting out of the situation. In particular, to completely prohibit the production, import and sale of plastic bags; or introduce an additional tax; or produce alternatives - biopackets; or to produce, import and sell polymer bags with a thickness of less than 20 microns (single-layer).
"With a view to environmental and economic feasibility, the option of imposing a ban on the production, sale and import of plastic film bags more than 20 microns thick was chosen. However, the project is not signed by representatives of business communities who refer to the Union’s right to ensure the free movement of goods throughout the Eurasian Economic Union territory. For this reason, so far, SAEPF cannot promote this bill," he explained.
The participants of the press conference noted that within the EAEU business community is ready to accept the option to reduce the thickness of the package - less than 20 microns.