'Bring Your Own Bag Day' to be weekly affair from June 4
By Chio Su-Mei, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 02 June 2008 1747 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Come June 4, the popular 'Bring Your Own Bag Day' (BYOBD) will become a weekly affair. Every Wednesday will be designated 'Bring Your Own Bag Day' at participating retailers, which include major supermarket chains.

In consumer surveys by the National Environment Agency (NEA), 60 per cent of the 1,000 respondents said they support the campaign.

However, only up to 20 per cent brought their own bags. This was because the majority were confused as to which Wednesday of the month was 'Bring Your Own Bag Day'.

So the Singapore Environment Council and NEA have now decided that the BYOBD movement will be put in place on all Wednesdays.

Retailers said they have sold 510,000 reusable bags since the campaign started last April and saved up to 20 per cent in plastic bags.

Home-Fix is the latest retailer to join the BYOBD movement. Other participating retailers include Carrefour, Cold Storage, Giant, NTUC Fairprice, Prime Supermarket, Sheng Siong, Shop N Save, Autobacs, Rehab Mart and Stamford Tyres. - CNA/vm