Are plastic bags banned in The Gambia?

Banned

Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.

The Gambia is one of 116 countries classified “Banned” for single-use plastic bags — 68% of the 171 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Senegal
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Guinea-Bissau
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Guinea
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Mauritania
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Cape Verde
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Mali
Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.

Other laws in The Gambia

Fur Farming
Legal
Cosmetic Animal Testing
No ban

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