Plastic Bag

Government eyes extension of plastic bag levy

1 May 2013

About 100,000 retail outlets will face fines if they fail to charge customers for plastic shopping bags under a proposed extension of the levy scheme that will cover all goods retailers and bags...

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City Digest, October 22, 2012

22 Oct 2012

Bank alerts police over suspicious men at ATM

6:16AM

Letters

3 Dec 2011

Unfair rap against food sales staff

I refer to the letter by Nigel Pearson ('Bakeries wasting plastic bags', November 27).

2:22AM

People can make a difference by getting involved in annual cleaning of beaches

14 Sep 2011

I refer to the letters by Lawrence Brader ('Appalled by floating rubbish', September 8) and Ken Wake ('Get tough with marine litter louts', September 8).

7:26PM

Massive reduction of plastic shopping bags ending up in our landfills

12 Sep 2011

I refer to the letter by J. Tse ('Decision to give plastic bags wrong', August 30).

7:18PM

letters

27 Aug 2011

Solar-fuelled ship can power thinking

The world's largest solar-powered ship, MS Turanor PlanetSolar, which is helping to promote sustainable energy while on a round-the-world trip...

5:54PM

Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Backing for widening plastic bag levy

Most people favour extending the levy on plastic bags, which they believe has been effective in curbing abuses, the environment minister says.

5:12PM

Bag makers mount thin argument against levy

The so-called environmentally friendly bags, also referred to as non-woven bags, are made from the same kind of plastic as the thin plastic shopping bags used by supermarkets and convenience...

4:09PM

Slow progress

It's dangerous to underestimate the government's ineptitude. Just when you think our officials have exhausted their store of bungles, they deliver another.

2:29PM

Plastic-bag law isn't rocket science

There should be nothing complicated about further weaning us off plastic bags. A good start has been made with the imposition of a 50 HK cent levy at 3,000 shops.

10:37AM

Pharmacies join 'no plastic bags' campaign

About 200 pharmacies have signed up for 'No Plastic Bag Day' and, from tomorrow, will no longer offer plastic bags on Tuesdays. Customers wanting a plastic bag will be urged to pay 50 HK cents...

4:52AM

Progress on plastic bags bill

Lawmakers have finally started to scrutinise a bill that could lead to a 50 HK cent levy on plastic shopping bags after lobbying by the environment minister and green groups.

2:48AM