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Egyptian Parliament member Anissa Hassouna has submitted a proposal to abolish the use of plastic bags in Egypt to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Environment. The news, which was reported online by various local news outlets, highlighted Hassouna's interest in replacing the envinromentally-harmful use of plastic bags for bags which are more eco-friendly. Egypt uses 12 billion plastic bags annually which not only constitutes an economic strain as raw material for plastic bag production are imported, but an…