Mersing council to start charging for plastic bags from September

Volunteers clearing plastic waste at Pulau Aur, Mersing. MDM hopes to reduce the problem of pollution through the 20sen charge for plastic bags.

Mersing District Council (MDM) will charge consumers 20sen for every plastic bag requested, in line with the government’s No Plastic Bag Campaign.

MDM president Mohd Norman Noh said the initiative would be carried out in stages, with all premises given a month to register with the local council in order to collect the charge certificate.