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Plastic bag levy|Raised to $1 today Citizens prepare shopping bags early: the government is too late

2022-12-31T06:21:49.309Z


The plastic bag levy adjustment will come into effect today (31st). Extra plastic bags will be doubled from 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan each. The government has updated the levy guidelines. Bulk food can still ask for free plastic bags. The habit of citizens going to the market to buy food most


The plastic bag levy adjustment will come into effect today (31st). Extra plastic bags will be doubled from 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan each. The government has updated the levy guidelines. Bulk food can still ask for free plastic bags. The habit of citizens going to the market to buy food The least affected, businesses can still provide consumers with plastic bags.

Some citizens bluntly said that for the next generation, they should bring their own plastic bags and boxes to buy "wet goods".


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Plastic bag levy adjustment The fee will be raised starting today (31st), and each plastic bag will be increased from 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan. Citizens can still get free plastic bags when buying bulk or unsealed food, but only one can be taken per order plastic bag.

The reporter went to the Yeung Uk Road market in Tsuen Wan this morning to observe. The public generally learned that the levy will be raised today. Some people bring their own shopping bags, and many people "enjoy" the market and continue to ask for plastic bags even though most cases are exempted.

Ms. Zhang, who came to buy food, said bluntly, "I think the government did it too late and the increase is unreasonable. It should be increased to 5 yuan a plastic bag." She said that she would bring her own plastic bag and plastic box to buy vegetables on weekdays. Is it for the next generation, not to throw away the rubbish?"

Ms. Zhang usually brings her own plastic bags and boxes to buy "wet goods", and keeps orange shopping bags outside the trolley for a long time to prepare for emergencies.

(Photo by Huang Baoying)

Some citizens also think that the one-month grace period is not enough and the arrangement is unreasonable. Mr. Liu believes that "the public and the merchants are "lose-lose"" because the merchants still have to provide free plastic bags for bulk food, which may pass the cost back to the citizens. It is also troublesome to clean the "wet goods" in plastic bags, so it is a "lose-lose".

He also pointed out that the one-month grace period is not enough and does not give enough time for the public to adapt, "I believe many mothers-in-law don't know."

Liu Sheng pointed.

He said that the one-month grace period is not enough and does not give enough time for the public to adapt. "I believe many mothers-in-law don't know." (Photo by Huang Baoying)

Mr. Li said that he knew that the increase in plastic bag levy would be implemented today, but he usually brings reusable bags to the market to buy vegetables, so the impact is not great. He thinks that a one-month grace period is enough, but plastic bags are not given to buy frozen food in supermarkets. Inconvenient, "Because not everyone will bring plastic bags to freeze food."

Plastic bag levy|From 12.31, can merchants charge more than 1 yuan?

The new law deconstructs the plastic bag levy point by point|Frozen food is no longer exempt from the plastic bag levy. ︱One article to see a fresh example. Buy paper-wrapped pears without free plastic bags. Buy fish and crabs and get two plastic bags for free︱Two major supermarkets and Yitian are actively cooperating with Wellcome to put away the self-service cash register flat pocket plastic bag levy︱12.31 onwards Frozen food raised to 1 yuan will no longer be free and the scope of exemption will be tightened|The government has decided to increase the amount of food to 1 yuan to reduce the amount of waste by 25%. The target will be implemented from 12.31

Source: hk1

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