Plastic Bag

Retail Asia14/02/2019

Starbucks Korea and 7-Eleven Thailand have announced positive results for their respective anti-plastic campaigns. A report revealed that the local Starbucks subsidiary has seen consumption of single-use straws cut by half in the months since introducing strawless lids on drinks without whipped cream or that do not need stirring. The initiative, introduced last November, has […]

Retail Asia03/01/2019

The ban on the use of plastic bags in Western Australia has started as of January 1, 2019, with retailers no longer be able to provide customers with lightweight plastic bags when shopping in their stores. Retailers who fail to comply with the new laws will face substantial fines and disruptions to their business operations. […]

Retail Asia02/01/2019

Large supermarkets are banned from giving or selling plastic shopping bags to customers. The Ministry of Environment announced Monday that it will completely prohibit grocery franchises and supermarkets over 165 square meters (1,776 square feet) from selling or giving away single-use plastic bags from New Year’s Day. While it discouraged stores from providing plastic bags before, the […]

Retail Asia03/01/2017

The Selangor government’s “No Plastic Bag Day” campaign, now held on Saturdays, will be extended to every day of the week starting 2017. Elizabeth Wong said the state government will couple this with the polystyrene-free containers campaign next year. “Beginning Jan 1, 2017, all retailers in Selangor will no longer provide polystyrene containers and free […]

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Positive result from anti-plastic campaigns by Starbucks, 7-Eleven

Western Australia to stop using plastic bags

Korea to ban plastic bags in supermarkets

Selangor to ban retail use of plastic bags in 2017