#2 Singaporean response to a plastic bag charge #2 Singaporean response to a plastic bag charge: “Wah lau eh, everything also Pay and Pay! Where got money to pay for plastic bags, we very poor thing one… Free bags always free what so should be free forever, why must we pay? Our response: Sayang poor thing… we understand that our…
#1 Singaporean response to a plastic bag charge #1 Singaporean response to a plastic bag charge: “Die lah! No more free bags to bag my waste to throw in the rubbish chute… my flat is going to stink and pests will crawl all over… it’s the end of the world!” Our response: Relac lah, bro and sis… the plastic bag…
Question: To ask the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources whether the Ministry will consider imposing a charge on plastic bags at supermarkets.
Answer:
In Singapore, households generally re-use plastic bags to dispose of their waste in a hygienic manner. In addition, plastic bags which are thrown away are incinerated safely at our waste-to-energy plants before they are landfilled…
Plastic bag charge could have ‘unintended consequences’: Amy Khor [News] By Lim Jia Qi, Channel NewsAsia, 9 Nov 2016 A plastic bag charge could have “unintended consequences”, such as the substitution of these bags with paper bags or even wastage of reusable bags, Senior Minister of State for Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor told Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 9).…
Plastic bag charge unpopular but necessary: Eugene Tay, Zero Waste SG [News] By Bharati Jagdish, 938LIVE, 8 Oct 2016 Eugene Tay has divided opinion, and in recent weeks, the issue has been plastic bags, and the possibility of a plastic bag charge. A trained environmental engineer, the Executive Director of Zero Waste SG is also Founder and Director of Green…
Supermarkets will impose plastic bag charge if it is ‘industry-wide’ [News] By Lim Jia Qi, Channel NewsAsia, 26 Sep 2016 Local supermarket chains could impose a plastic bag charge if there is an industry-wide effort to implement one, they told Channel NewsAsia. This comes in response to a call from environmental group Zero Waste for the Government to introduce a…
Local environmental group calls for plastic bag charge to reduce usage [News] By Lim Jia Qi, Channel NewsAsia, 21 Sep 2016 As plastic bag charges have proved to be a success in countries such as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, local environmental group Zero Waste SG is calling for the Government to impose a levy on the use of…
Recommendation Paper on the Implementation of a Plastic Bag Charge in Singapore In June 2016, we published our Position Paper on the Reduction of Single-Use Plastic Disposables in Singapore, to urge the government and businesses to develop concrete plans and take bold actions to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic disposables. As a follow-up to our Position Paper and to…
Poll on Plastic Bag Charge – Volunteer signup to conduct interview Zero Waste SG is planning to crowdsource a public poll on plastic bags charge in Singapore. We are looking for 100 volunteers to conduct a short interview with customers at supermarkets. Each volunteer is expected to interview only 10 people at the supermarket location of their choice. If you…
By Chu Hui Ying
If you wish to live a zero-waste lifestyle, you can begin simply by learning to say ‘NO’ and refusing items that do not necessarily bring any more practicality to your everyday life.
Here are some everyday items that you can start to eliminate in your life right now. Just say ‘NO’ to them!
1. Plastic Drinking…