Plastic bags to be sold at RM1


Phee (middle) advising shoppers to reduce the usage of plastic bags at the cashier counter of a shopping centre in Seberang Jaya. Present is Seberang Prai City Council mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud (with white cap). — Filepic

PLASTIC bags will be sold at RM1 each at shopping malls in Penang beginning 2023.

State environment committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the price of plastic bags, currently sold at 20 sen each, would be increased to RM1 by 2023.

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