Weekly Wrap Up: Most supermarkets in SG to charge 5 cents for each plastic bag from July 3, but is this enough? episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 3, 2023 · 9 MIN

Weekly Wrap Up: Most supermarkets in SG to charge 5 cents for each plastic bag from July 3, but is this enough?

from The Weekly Wrap-Up · host MONEY FM 89.3

People will soon be paying for plastic at more places, with most supermarkets set to charge at least five cents per bag from July 3.The move, part of a bid to reduce the use of disposables in Singapore, comes in tandem with efforts to ramp up recycling efforts in homes. But is this enough? What more can be done to ramp up recycling efforts in Singapore?  Tan Huileng, Executive Director. Zero Waste Singapore shares her views. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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