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Inside Madagascar's ubiquitous gony plastic sack business
Original: Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks
A report examines the gony bag, the woven plastic sack found across Madagascar and used for carrying goods, storage and transport of crops. The piece looks at how these sacks are made, traded and distributed, and their role in everyday commerce and the informal economy. It also touches on the wider question of plastic waste and the environmental burden such sacks create.
Why now: Renewed attention on plastic pollution and informal economies in Madagascar has put everyday plastic products like gony bags in the spotlight.
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