Are plastic bags banned in São Tomé and Principe?
Banned
Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
São Tomé and Principe is one of 116 countries classified “Banned” for single-use plastic bags — 68% of the 171 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Equatorial Guinea
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
- Gabon
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Republic of the Congo
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Cameroon
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Nigeria
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Togo
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Other laws in São Tomé and Principe
- Fur Farming
- Legal
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