The Plastic Divide: Global environmentalism and the search for life in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Published online on February 12, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Material Culture, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 151-175, March 2026.
On 1 June 2019 plastic bags were banned in Tanzania. The ban was driven by a global environmentalist narrative that plastic bags harm marine life and livestock; contribute to flooding events; and produce unsightly litter. Five years later, small ...
On 1 June 2019 plastic bags were banned in Tanzania. The ban was driven by a global environmentalist narrative that plastic bags harm marine life and livestock; contribute to flooding events; and produce unsightly litter. Five years later, small ...