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How the Single-Use Plastics Ban Is Reshaping Emerging Market Manufacturing
Kenya banned single-use plastics in 2017, but the global ripple effects are only now hitting full force in 2026. Lucas and Luna explore how emerging markets from Indonesia to Rwanda are wrestling with the economics of plastic alternatives, why the $600 billion plastic packaging industry faces a slow-motion disruption, and what India's new Extended Producer Responsibility rules mean for multinationals sourcing from Southeast Asia. With the trade-weighted dollar still elevated near 121, the episode zeros in on how recycling infrastructure investments are becoming a competitive advantage…
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