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All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - pinkypanther - 12-11-2021

SINGAPORE — Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice will extend its “no plastic bag” initiative to all 167 Cheers and FairPrice Xpress outlets from Jan 1.

This comes as the firm continues the initiative for another year at 24 current FairPrice, Cheers and FairPrice Xpress stores.

FairPrice on Friday (Nov 12) said that customers will have to pay S$0.20 at selected supermarkets and S$0.10 at convenience stores for each transaction.

The initiative started with a month-long pilot in October 2019 before being expanded a month later. It was then extended for another year in 2020.

The aim is to reduce the excessive use of plastic bags and encourage behavioural change in customers, the firm said.

It added that since the initiative started, over 30 million plastic bags have been saved and seven out of 10 customers are now willing to carry along their own bags when they visit the stores.

FairPrice’s announcement was made at a tree planting event attended by Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How. The event saw the firm’s charity arm, NTUC FairPrice Foundation, make a S$180,000 contribution to the National Parks Board’s Garden City Fund and OneMillionTrees movement.

Besides the supermarket chain, other retailers that have charged customers for single-use plastic bags include clothing retailers H&M and Uniqlo, as well as health and beauty care chain Watsons.

Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/all-cheers-fairprice-xpress-stores-charge-plastic-bags-jan-1

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - RiseofAsia - 12-11-2021

How about plastic bottles?
It doesnt solve the problem at all... Thinking
There must be a replacement....

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Goldmine - 12-11-2021

Give 2/3% discount to Pioneer /Merdeka/Senior citizen then take back 20 cents per bag.  Who benefits NTUC or PMSG?

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - sgbuffett - 12-11-2021

It's about time!
Singapore is lagging behind many countries on this.

I totally support this look at the number of plastic bags people use and they never bring their own bags ....and refuse to change this bad habit.

Just being your own bag if you want to save the 20cts it's that simple.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - sgbuffett - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 08:56 PM)RiseofAsia Wrote:  How about plastic bottles?
It doesnt solve the problem at all... Thinking
There must be a replacement....
One step at a time.

Take one step the child already resist....and whine.

After one step then take second step

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Instinct - 12-11-2021

Plastic bag can be reused as rubbish bag. Otherwise rubbish would be thrown direct into chute creating a bigger mess.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - jus4lucky - 12-11-2021

nothing can change. no effect at all. 
if want just total ban, can not even buy. and if want to play big enough, ban bottles drink then i say gov got balls, if not it just profiteering at all to buy plastic bag. Made all plastic bag extinct if really want more total effective

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - talky - 12-11-2021

basically,this charging of plastics bags is an excuse to tax

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Instinct - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:29 PM)jus4lucky Wrote:  nothing can change. no effect at all. 
if want just total ban, can not even buy. and if want to play big enough, ban bottles drink then i say gov got balls, if not it just profiteering at all to buy plastic bag. Made all plastic bag extinct if really want more total effective
If really concern of the carbon footprint, then ban firework during NDP and also cut the number of rehearsal. That would truly reduce wastage, taxpayers money and environmentally friendly.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - RiseofAsia - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:37 PM)Instinct Wrote:  If really concern of the carbon footprint, then ban firework during NDP and also cut the number of rehearsal. That would truly reduce wastage, taxpayers money and environmentally friendly.

Stop building road and stop building concrete building also can help reduce carbon footprint tremendously? Thinking

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - RiseofAsia - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:21 PM)sgbuffett Wrote:  One step at a time.

Take one step the child already resist....and whine.

After one step then take second step

No use one lah....
There are 10,000 causes. 
You only reduce 100 causes... it is no meaning at all.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - happyharvest - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:13 PM)sgbuffett Wrote:  It's about time!
Singapore is lagging behind many countries on this.

I totally support this look at the number of plastic bags people use and they never bring their own bags ....and refuse to change this bad habit.

Just being your own bag if you want to save the 20cts it's that simple.

many people reuse those plastic bags as trash bag. if they refuse to provide plastics bag, people may buy plastics bag outside to throw their trash... in the end not much difference

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - happyharvest - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 08:56 PM)RiseofAsia Wrote:  How about plastic bottles?
It doesnt solve the problem at all... Thinking
There must be a replacement....

agree.. plastics is still essential in our life.. look at those who provide paper straw.. it fails man

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - happyharvest - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:28 PM)Instinct Wrote:  Plastic bag can be reused as rubbish bag. Otherwise rubbish would be thrown direct into chute creating a bigger mess.

totally agree.. don't know why they keep promoting this.. to a certain extent it help.. i suggest to have a few days no plastic bag in a week, not everyday no plastic bag bah

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - happyharvest - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:21 PM)sgbuffett Wrote:  One step at a time.

Take one step the child already resist....and whine.

After one step then take second step

if no use plastic bottle, use what? paper bottle?

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - sgbuffett - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:52 PM)happyharvest Wrote:  if no use plastic bottle, use what? paper bottle?

I think this issue relates to bottled mineral water that use the most plastic. Just bring your own reusable water bottle instead of buying mineral water.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Instinct - 12-11-2021

They are always finding excuse to tax and make money from the poor. To the rich, what is 20c and may even pay for 10 plastic bags. Such policy is just regressive. We should buy from other supermarkets that are not charging.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - happyharvest - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:59 PM)sgbuffett Wrote:  I think this issue relates to bottled mineral water that use the most plastic. Just bring your own reusable water bottle instead of buying mineral water.

not only mineral water is bottled, many other drink also in plastics bottle

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - luncheonmeat - 12-11-2021

Dun understand why they dun invent an environmentally friendly bag instead of profiteering from dis self-defeatist movement. How to dispose of trash lidat? So garbagemen expect us to pay for unused plastic bags whose sole purpose is to contain our garbage for disposal ie we r buying something to throw away-- iz dat not a reprehensible waste of earth materials?

Oso now pandemic, everyday hospitals dispose tons of plastic ppe. Is there any logic in garbagemen's stupiak anti-plastic movement or not? This generation of papayas are so far proving to be the stupiakest ever in tandem with their world highest paychecks.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - klat - 12-11-2021

Most of the foodstalls now charge 20 cents for each plastic container for take out

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - babygirl - 12-11-2021

Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry Angry

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - debono - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 10:01 PM)Instinct Wrote:  They are always finding excuse to tax and make money from the poor. To the rich, what is 20c and may even pay for 10 plastic bags. Such policy is just regressive. We should buy from other supermarkets that are not charging.

In theory the lesser use of plastic bags is good for climate change and global warming, but think again, how do we dispose of our 'wet'  rubbish...? crying

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Instinct - 12-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 10:20 PM)debono Wrote:  In theory the lesser use of plastic bags is good for climate change and global warming, but think again, how do we dispose of our 'wet'  rubbish...? crying

Yes, most of the plastic bag are recycle into trash bag. At least 2 uses rather than buying trash bag which is only for single use.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Galilo_l - 13-11-2021

Selected stores... better take more while one can  Big Grin

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Ernesto - 13-11-2021

Boycott for being a bully. Not controlling inflation yet most items can be quite X.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - way - 13-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:42 PM)RiseofAsia Wrote:  Stop building road and stop building concrete building also can help reduce carbon footprint tremendously? Thinking

Stop cutting down Singapore remaining forest to build BTO and destroying Bukit Timah reserve to build more MRT lines ...  Clapping Laughing

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Goldmine - 13-11-2021

(12-11-2021, 09:45 PM)happyharvest Wrote:  many people reuse those plastic bags as trash bag. if they refuse to provide plastics bag, people may buy plastics bag outside to throw their trash... in the end not much difference

Yes! Agree...we reused them to throw our thrash. These 4G MPs are a let down. Come out with policies that irk citizen.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Sticw - 13-11-2021

Plastic bags make up less than 1% of plastic waste...

If NTUC is really keen about the environment, issue paper bags. Plastic bags can double up as trash bags at home. Unless of course they also want to sell you trash bags instead of you getting foc from them.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - RiseofAsia - 13-11-2021

(13-11-2021, 01:22 AM)way Wrote:  Stop cutting down Singapore remaining forest to build BTO and destroying Bukit Timah reserve to build more MRT lines ...  Clapping Laughing


They always practise double standard.
This side tells you to reduce plastic bag usage, otherside, they still dont control plastic bottles usage and Stop using 1x disposable plastic bottle.
The plastic bag, normally we dont throw away immediately.
Will use them as thrash bag. Only some kuku ppl will throw them away immediately. 

Over population is another killer to Climate Change.
More human activities more carbon footprints.
Stop importing.
Keep population below 5 million ppl.

The best way to stop and minimise carbon footprint is to change our life style.

RE: All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1!!!!!! - Fit - 13-11-2021

I will go to other place to shop!