The island(s) of Zanzibar, part of Tanzania and place of birth
of the star of rock band Queen, Freddie Mercury, is banning plastic bags from now on.
There will be no plastic bags produced or even imported (!).

“The environment must come to the first place and platic bags are not only ugly, but for all damaging the environment on land and water”.

Tourism is the main source of income to the island and it is on one of the main apportionment routes of the East African mainland. About 200 (metric) ton of plastic bags is passing the port of Zanzibar every month.

In The Netherlands it is quite normal to take stronger bags to the supermarket that you can use several times. But when you go shopping in little immigrant supermarkets (that I like!!) you get about a bag per bought product, just like in big supermarkets in Belgium and France and many more countries.
For smaller purchases I don’t need plastic bags or just one for everything I buy, and I take a big shopping bag otherwise.

Source: 20 Minuten - German language / Swiss source