All Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores to charge for plastic bags from Jan 1
By ASYRAF KAMIL
Published NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Updated NOVEMBER 12, 2021
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Seven out of 10 customers are now willing to carry along their own bags when they visit the stores, supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice said.
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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 FairPrice, Cheers and FairPrice Xpress stores that are already part of the programme.
FairPrice on Friday (Nov 12) said that customers will have to pay 20 cents at selected supermarkets and 10 cents 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, more than 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.
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FairPrice’s announcement was made at a tree-planting event attended by Mr Tan Kiat How, Minister of State for National Development. 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
By ASYRAF KAMIL
Published NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Updated NOVEMBER 12, 2021
172 SHARES
TODAY file photo
Seven out of 10 customers are now willing to carry along their own bags when they visit the stores, supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice said.
Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates.
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 FairPrice, Cheers and FairPrice Xpress stores that are already part of the programme.
FairPrice on Friday (Nov 12) said that customers will have to pay 20 cents at selected supermarkets and 10 cents 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, more than 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.
READ ALSO
NTUC FairPrice’s ‘no plastic bag’ initiative saves 15.6m plastic bags; to be extended for another year
FairPrice’s announcement was made at a tree-planting event attended by Mr Tan Kiat How, Minister of State for National Development. 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
