Bagging leads to extra plastic waste

Some restaurants still use plastic bags for those with tiffin carriers, defeating the purpose of customers bringing their own containers.

EACH time Jess Tan heads to the supermarket for her weekly shopping, she brings along plenty of reusable grocery bags to avoid using the store’s plastic ones.

But the sight of products in plastic packaging lining the shelves is making her question the impact she has in helping to reduce plastic waste.