{
  "id": 9224299,
  "title": "Angola Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect After One-Year Grace Period",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/angola-single-use-plastics-ban-takes-effect-after-one-year-grace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:21:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/angola-single-use-plastics-ban-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Angola · POLICY Key Facts —What happened Plastic bags thinner than 50 microns, plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds were banned from 22 September 2026. —The law Presidential Decree 170/25 was signed on 22 September 2025 and gave producers and traders exactly 12 months to adapt. —What it costs Company fines run from 1 […] The post Angola Single-Use Plastics Ban Takes Effect After…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}