No more single-use plastic bags at 16 retail chains from Oct 1

PETALING JAYA: Some 16 retail chains nationwide have pledged to no longer provide single-use plastic bags to customers from Tuesday (Oct 1), says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.

Nga said the grocery retail chains, which have close to 8,000 outlets nationwide, pledged to help Malaysia achieve its goal of eliminating single-use plastics by 2030.