UN Albania teams up with Ministry of Tourism and Environment on a campaign to discourage use of plastic bags

UN Albania joined the Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MoTE) and other stakeholders from development and private sectors to discourage use of plastic bags. UN Albania considers the action on environment and climate change a key priority of UN’s Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework with Albania.  

With the entry to force, as of 1 June 2022, of the legislative amendments on the ban of the production, importation, trade and use of single use plastic bags, Albania makes another step forward to tackling the issue of pollution and action is needed by all stakeholders to help the implementation of legislation. Based on research, plastic bags are among the biggest polluters to the environment.

Communications experts from the UN teamed up with their peers form MoTE and other development and private sector stakeholders to brainstorm and tailor the communications messages that would target various segments of society.

This joint effort aims to inform people on the negative consequences of using plastic bags and help change people’s behavior – to refusing to use them. 

Currently, UNICEF Albania is running a specific campaign to discourage the use of plastic bags which involved children and schools.