The garbage levy will be implemented on August 1, and designated plastic bags will be sold at some sales points on the 26th.
Sing Tao reporters went to convenience stores in Causeway Bay and North Point on the morning of the 26th to observe the public's purchases, according to the reporter's observation, most of the citizens have their own shopping bags or plastic bags, and some citizens said that there are fewer sales points at present, which is more inconvenient, and the garbage levy is not ready; "There are some things that you don't say you want to do, and it's good to do them right away."
Ms Lo, who lives in North Point, said that the reason for not buying the designated bags for the refuse levy was that she had her own eco-friendly bags, saying that when the policy was implemented, "there was no way to [buy the designated bags]", and she also pointed out that she used plastic bags less because they were "not environmentally friendly".
Asked whether the current sales points are sufficient and convenient, she pointed out that if you can buy them at the downstairs management office of her housing estate, "it will be better", saying that "even if you don't buy designated bags, you have to go outside to buy garbage bags", and pointed out that the plastic bags distributed by the management office are also plastic bags, and the public "can only use them less".
She added that throwing away garbage is "very contradictory" and that "we should not all throw away garbage", and that the details of the garbage levy still need to be determined later. As for the impact of the refuse levy, Ms Lo believes that it will not have much impact on her as there is little garbage on weekdays, but it is believed that it will have a greater impact on restaurants.
Ms Lo also raised questions about whether the company should buy takeaways if the garbage levy is imposed, and whether it is necessary to provide reusable bags if the company buys takeaways for 10 people at a time. As for how many designated bags she expects to use in the next month, she said that she will buy them according to demand, "I may not be able to use up the plastic bags distributed by the management office in a month." As for whether there will be an increase in the management fee of the housing estate where he lives, it said that it has not been heard for the time being.
Ms. Wong, a citizen, thinks that the current sales points are more inconvenient, because there are fewer sales locations and the policy has been postponed, and everything is not ready.
The garbage levy recommends the use of "one bag for two purposes", she said that she will use it often, saying that "a bag can be used as much as you want" can be used for other purposes, and it is estimated that families use at least one designated bag of 15 litres every day. Ms Wong also came into contact with the 5-litre PSB and said that the 5-litre PSB was "not big enough" and described the texture as "not too thin, all OK".
The reporter also went to another convenience store in North Point to observe the purchase, and the clerk also said that no one had purchased the designated bag yet. Neighbours who bring their own plastic bags say that it is also very convenient to bring their own plastic bags for shopping, saying that "there is no need to be environmentally friendly". She also pointed out that the Hong Kong government has not announced that it is necessary to use the designated bags of the garbage levy, saying that "it must not be used, and it does not cost money to use its own".
Ms Chow, a neighbour, thinks that the refuse levy is too complicated for the public to know how to calculate. When asked whether she would use the "one bag for two purposes" proposed by the Hong Kong government in the future, she pointed out that she usually brings her own eco-friendly bags for shopping, unless there is an urgent need for plastic bags. Ms. Chow compared the ordinary plastic bags and the designated garbage levy bags and found that the texture of the designated bags seemed to be thin and thin.
Mr. Cui, who works nearby, said that he did not plan to buy the designated bags for the garbage levy today, and described the policy as "not environmentally friendly at all", which is even more disturbing to the public, as the plastic bags purchased in supermarkets or convenience stores on weekdays already need to be paid.
Asked if he intended to buy designated bags when the policy was implemented on August 1, he said that he would not break the law, and if the Hong Kong government stipulates that he would also buy them, "Hong Kong people will have no choice but to accept it." But I think I live alone, I have less garbage, and I have very little impact on myself. As for the "one bag for two purposes", Mr. Cui believes that "money should be given according to the law", and "one bag for two purposes" is more environmentally friendly.