A strategy was prepared to rationalise the use of single-use plastic bags (2021-2030) with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency, said the minister.

The plastic waste, which is dumped annually into the seas and oceans, amounts to 23 million tons, she added.

Fouad also reviewed the goals of the national strategy to reduce the negative impact of the massive consumption of plastic bags on health, the environment, economy and society.