People must soon pay a compulsory per bag charge at most places, with supermarket chains set to charge at least five cents for each plastic bag from July 2023 onwards.
The move follows new guidelines to be rolled out by the National Environment Agency (NEA) announced in early 2022 and builds on earlier efforts to charge consumers for all disposable carrier bags since.
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