Origin of No Plastic Bag Day Campaign

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Penang started the ball rolling in Malaysia by launching "No Plastic Bag Day" on every Monday starting July 2009. The state government had come out with this initiative to reduce plastic bag usage besides encourage its citizen to switch to other alternative like reusable bags. Failure to do so will cost customers to pay for 20 cent per charge per bag.

Selangor is one of the states that follow Penang step. They launched their first "No Plastic Bag Day"  on 2 January 2010. According to a study done in 2009, around 8 billion plastic bags have been used in Malaysia. Selangor is considered to be a major contributor to that statistic based on the state which is the most populated and urbanised in the country.


Sources: Penang Leads the Way
               Press Statement- No Plastic Bag Day