“We want them to know that the environment belongs to everyone and we should love the environment by not using plastic bags. “My office will prepare the posters for these operators to encourage consumers to voluntarily stop using plastic bags,” he said. The Penang government had introduced the ‘No Plastic Bag Day’ in stages, starting with the ruling that no free plastic bag would be given on Mondays from July 2009. Plastic bags have to be bought at 20 sen each at hypermarkets, supermarkets, departmental stores, convenient stores, fast food restaurants, petrol stations, chain stores and pharmacies. Leong said customers who spent above a certain amount at their departmental store would be given paper bags as an alternative for plastic bags.

Source: The Star June 07, 2019 23:48 UTC