The implementation of the garbage levy has been postponed to August 1, and designated plastic garbage bags will be sold at some sales outlets on the 26th.
Sing Tao reporter bought a designated bag at a convenience store in Causeway Bay early on the 26th, and the clerk said that no public had purchased a designated bag today, and had to take the initiative to ask for a plastic bag, and the clerk asked if he needed an ordinary plastic bag or a designated bag.
Several designated bags are in 40 bags
The reporter bought designated bags at the OK convenience store in Causeway Bay this morning, and the store sold four designated bags, including 5, 15, 20 and 50 liter designated bags, priced at 24, 68, 88 and 220 yuan respectively, all of which were 40 bags; As for the plastic bags sold in bulk, they are only 5 and 15 litres at $0.6 and $1.7 respectively.
As for the "one bag for two purposes", when the reporter purchased, the clerk did not take the initiative to ask whether he needed a plastic bag, and it was not until the reporter took the initiative to ask for a plastic bag that the clerk asked what kind of plastic bag was needed, including ordinary plastic bags and designated bags, ordinary plastic bags were 1 yuan, and the designated bags were also divided into 5 and 15 liters, and the prices were 0.6 and 1.7 yuan respectively.
Another convenience store in North Point sells 5, 15 and 20-litre designated bags, and the staff also said that no one has purchased the designated bags yet. A homeware shop, also located in North Point, sells all styles of designated bags, including 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 75 and 100 litre designated bags, with prices ranging from $12 to $220.
After the meeting, the media showed a set of 20-litre garbage bags, a total of 40 pieces of garbage sold at $88, when asked whether it exceeded the government's earlier estimate of the additional monthly cost of households. Tse Chin-wan responded that the average three-person family may not be able to use all 40 bags a month, and the amount of garbage will be reduced if the public is encouraged to recycle.