Is this a good move for the environment, or 'greenwashing'? Japanese discount store chain Don Don Donki will no longer sell plastic bags in Singapore from Oct 1, a Reddit user noticed on Monday (Sept 9).
Eco-friendly? Don Don Donki's move to stop selling plastic bags from October raises concerns by the publicDrima ChakrabortyJapanese discount store chain Don Don Donki will no longer sell plastic bags in Singapore from Oct 1, a Reddit user noticed on Monday .
Don Don Donki started charging 10 cents per plastic bag from November 2021, in conjunction with the National Environment Agency's Say YES to Waste Less campaign. Since July 2023, all major supermarket chainsHowever, some netizens on Reddit were not on board with this latest move, lamenting in a post on Monday , which has garnered more than 300 comments.
Another Redditor questioned whether it would affect the chain's profits, writing: "Donki's customers mostly make unplanned visits, walk past, 'Eh, Donki', go in, walk one round and buy stuff.
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