No more plastic bags on Mondays


A shopper using her own recycling bag while shopping at Gama Supermarket and Departmental Store in George Town.

WHEN you go for your weekly grocery shopping starting Monday, do not be alarmed if you’re refused a plastic bag.

Penang has taken its statewide plastic bag ban one step further – no plastic bag even if you’re more than willing to pay 20 sen for one.

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