Barbados ban single use plastics
Barbados became the latest Caribbean Community country to ban the import, retail, sale and use of single use plastic products.
Source: safety4sea.com
Barbados became the latest Caribbean Community country to ban the import, retail, sale and use of single use plastic products.
Source: safety4sea.com
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