Published 16 May 2025
Basseterre, St Kitts Nevis
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PUBLIC SHIFTING AWAY FROM SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Basseterre, Saint Kitts, May 16, 2025 (SKNIS): The national momentum for the ban on single-use plastics in Saint Kitts and Nevis is growing as statistics and consumer feedback indicate a shift in public behaviour.
Shipping data analysed by the Customs and Excise Department indicates a “significant reduction” in the importation of banned items such as t-shirt plastic bags, styrofoam food containers and plastic straws.
Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action, Senator the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, described the declining numbers as a “positive indication of growing compliance and behavioural change among businesses and consumers.”
