Some people could have been skeptical when the law against the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags was put in place in Rwanda, in 2008, as a way to save the environment.

Wild animals in parks no longer die from eating plastic bags littered either by national or foreign citizens.

About 60% of that plastic has ended up in either a landfill or the natural environment.

Only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled, whereas about 12% has been burnt, and 79% has accumulated in landfills, dumps or the natural environment.

Common plastic waste is made of cigarette butts, drink bottles, bottle caps, food wrappers, grocery bags and straws, among others that most of us don't know or care where they end up.