Public Shaming and Even Prison for Plastic Bag Use in Rwanda In Rwanda, it is illegal to import, produce, use or sell plastic bags, and violators face stiff punishment. But the zero tolerance policy appears to be paying off: The streets are spotless. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan VillageEgyptian Novelist Jailed on Obscenity Charges to Be ReleasedGunmen Kill 4 Officers and Canadian Tourist in JordanISIS Suicide Attack Kills 48 in Southern YemenNews Analysis: Muted U.S. Response to China’s Seizure of Drone Worries Asian AlliesAs Buses Burn, Aleppo Evacuation Is Again Imperiled