Governments across Latin America and the Caribbean are taking measures to restrict the production and consumption of plastic carrier bags and other disposable plastics to reduce their impact on the environment, and marine species in particular. Antigua and Barbuda became the first country in Latin America to ban single-use plastics, including straws, in 2016. Belize approved a similar measure that will come into force in 2019 and Costa Rica has pledged to become single-use plastics-free by 2021. The... (19.10.2018)