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Plastic lunch box ban further delayed

The ban on plastic lunch boxes, which after several missed implementation dates was set to kick in on July 1, has been postponed for a third time, with August 1 as the new target. The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation explained that the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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