SINGAPORE — From Jul 3 this year, customers will have to fork out at least 5 cents for each plastic bag that they take from large supermarket operators.
SINGAPORE — From July 3 this year, customers will have to fork out at least 5 cents for each plastic bag that they take from large supermarket operators.
The Bill to make the bag charge compulsory at large supermarkets was tabled for a first reading in Parliament on Feb 6 this year. Called the Resource Sustainability Bill, it is meant to reduce food waste and packaging in Singapore. The bag charge — which begins on a Monday — will apply to supermarket operators with an annual turnover of more than S$100 million. These include NTUC FairPrice, Cold Storage, Giant, Sheng Siong and Prime Supermarket.
To ensure transparency and accountability, supermarket operators will be required to publish information on the number of bags issued, the proceeds received from the bag charge and how these proceeds are used. They are encouraged to channel the proceeds into social or environmental causes.
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