Sorry plastic, you must go

Our country is very untidy due to indiscriminate disposal of litter; much of this comes from plastic carrying bags that are supplied en masse by retail stores. Not only are these plastics an eyesore and a turn-off, but they also lead to environmental degradation and become a seedbed for environmental hazards. 

These plastics are produced at a cost to the environment.  More than its environmental harmful production is its indiscriminate disposal that comes at a hefty price to the environment. Plastics are not biodegradable. When they are strewn around, livestock unfortunately ingest them and they eventually die thus creating social and economic hardship to Batswana, particularly to small rural farmers whose only means of livelihood is the few goats or beasts they have.