DODOMA, May 28 -- THE government has issued a stern warning to individuals and companies still involved in the illegal production and distribution of banned plastic bags to intensify enforcement measures and legal action against offenders.

Minister of State in the Vice Presidents Office (Union and Environment), Eng. Hamad Yussuf Masauni made the remarks on Tuesday in Dodoma while delivering the governments official statement ahead of World Environment Day celebrations.

This years national commemoration will culminate in Dodoma, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan expected to officiate as the guest of honor.

Eng. Masauni expressed concern over the growing use of plastic packaging materials, particularly a type known as “tubings,...