How to win the war on single-use plastics — Morocco’s Zero Mika Law

When I visited Morocco in 2017, fairly early on my sustainable journey, something caught my eye when I was shopping in Marrakesh. I was offered a woven bag instead of a plastic bag. When I asked the local guide, he told me that the Zero Mika Law was just implemented about a year ago. After reading more on the topic, I found out that the Zero Mika Law is one of the most rigorous laws in the world on the fight against plastics. This law bans the ‘manufacture, import, export and commercial use of plastic bags’ and was enforced across the…