Local environmental group calls for plastic bag charge to reduce usage [News]

Local environmental group calls for plastic bag charge to reduce usage 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 plastic bags, with major supermarket chains and retailers taking the lead. The non-governmental organisation made the call in their recommendation paper which was released on Monday (Sep 12). Singapore uses about 2.5 billion plastic bags a year and efforts by the Government to reduce plastic bags consumption have so far been limited, said Mr Eugene Tay, executive director of Zero Waste SG. Click here to read the full article Source credit: Channel NewsAsia