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Jan 14, 2011
Charge a fee for plastic bags
I URGE the National Environment Agency to emulate the Penang state government in implementing the 'No free plastic bags every day of the week' policy which began on Jan 1.
The environmental destruction caused by plastic bags is massive and cannot be quantified by dollars and cents. Consumers in Singapore are nonchalant because plastic bags come free and are found aplenty at supermarkets.
It is time for Singapore to emulate Penang and even China in charging consumers a fee for plastic bags. It is only when consumers feel the pinch of purchasing plastic bags at checkout counters that they will change their habits and take along their own shopping bags.
Elgar Lee
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST+Forum/Online+Story/STIStory_623786.html
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