SINGAPORE - From the middle of next year, shoppers will have to pay at least five cents per disposable bag at most supermarket outlets.
Unlike a plastic ban, which countries like Kenya have imposed, Singapore's move aims to reduce excessive consumption of such bags while ensuring they remain available for people to bag their wet waste.
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