Single-use plastics (SuP) also known as throw away plastics are intended to be used only once then discarded. They are widely used and increasingly in the market sector. Industries and shop retailers use them for packaging. They have become almost indispensable in most of our daily activities. Studies have revealed that poor waste management practices such as land filling and incineration pollute the environment. This has led nations to address the issue to curb environmental pollution caused by SuPs. Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating the controversy over the enforcement of the single-use plastic ban amidthe pandemic and pointing out the limits of the policies in this area. To this effect, many countries including Cameroon opted to place a ban on the manufacturing, trading, and the use of SuPs shopping bags that are below 61 microns. Since the ban, sensitization has been to encourage a change of behaviour from using SuPs and instead encouraging the use and reuse of the thicker polybags. We made use of qualitative and quantitative designs with interviews, direct observation and the questionnaires as research techniques. Our research tools were , an interview guide, observation guide, questionnaires, pens, notebook, and a voice recorder. We were able to obtain the following results. It was revealed that with the advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic, coronavirus is easily spread through the contact with contaminated objects. Today, the tendency is to encourage the reuse of SuP as an ideal waste management practice. By so doing, this will therefore encourage the risk of contamination as plastics that are widely used for packaging may easily become vectors.