Dar es Salaam, March 15 -- DODOMA: IN efforts to control substances that deplete the ozone layer, the government is implementing a plan to eliminate Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in the country by 2030.

HCFCs are compounds containing hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine and carbon atoms.

Although ozone depleting substances, they are less potent at destroying stratospheric ozone than chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and, they have been introduced as temporary replacements for CFCs and are also greenhouse gases.

Assistant Director of Environment in the Vice Presidents Office (Union and Environment), Kemilembe Mutasa announced the plan in Dodoma during a training workshop for procurement officers on the implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Su...