Singapore Shopping: 60% of customers support "Bring Your Own Bag" campaign: NEA

By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) has said more shoppers are now aware of the campaign to bring their own bags when they go shopping.

Two-thirds of those surveyed said the "Bring Your Own Bag" (BYOB) campaign should be carried out more often.

That is why the NEA is working with retailers to explore the possibility of increasing the frequency of the campaign which is held on every first Wednesday of the month.

The BYOB Day was launched on 18 April 2007.

NEA said that on average, 60 percent of shoppers support the campaign, and they do this by several ways. Some bring their own bags, while others make donations for plastic bags.

There are also those who buy reusable bags or refuse plastic bags for small items.

The latest business to join the BYOB campaign is Popular Bookstore. The bookstore chain on Wednesday launched the popular reusable bag, which customers can buy at S$1each from the checkout counters. - CNA/ms