Plastic bag is cheap and convenient but it is not irreplaceable. The "Full Implementation of the Plastic Shopping Bag Charging" came into effect from 1 April, 2015. Act one step ahead and say "NO" to plastic shopping bags from now on.
* According to “Monitoring of Solid Waste in Hong Kong 2017”
The first phase of the "Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags" was launched on 7 July, 2009, but was only enforced among certain retailers. The "Full Implementation of the Plastic Shopping Bag Charging" came into effect from 1 April, 2015 and covers shopping bags of all retailers in Hong Kong that contain plastic material. Retailers will collect a charge of HK$0.5 per bag (exempted items excluded). The levy level and exemptions of the 10-year-long levy scheme would be reviewed in a timely manner, stated by the Environment Bureau in 2019.
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