Yet they have become an issue only in some countries.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

It is even worse as we (at least a few companies in developed countries) certainly have some solutions for the problem and yet the investments are too few in such technologies.

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"In Rwanda we have not yet reached the same level of development with other some countries which use plastic bags, " she said.

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Yet, it is possible that in the "stop the world, I want to get off" mood, some countries will choose self-destructiveness.

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