Red moto-taxis parked with helmets along a clean Kigali avenue

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Plastic bags

Rwanda banned plastic carry bags in 2008.

A 2019 law extended the ban to single-use plastic items, with exceptions only by permit from the Rwanda Environment Management Authority. Bags are taken from travellers at the airport and at border posts.

Sources

Rwanda Environment Management Authority: Authorization to use single-use plastics and plastic carry bags
RwandaLII: Law N° 17/2019 relating to the prohibition of plastic carry bags and single-use plastic items

Checked November 2026.

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