Full ban of plastic products expected by 2020

The quest for a full on ban on plastic products continues. A local real estate company, that owns a fleet of malls, is leading the charge. CourtesyA local real estate company, that owns a fleet of malls, is leading the charge.Plans are afoot at big Johannesburg malls, to have a complete ban on plastic bags.The Environmental Affairs department says the response from retailers has been impressive.

“We’ve had retailers taking their own initiatives to help ban plastics bags in their own stores like Woollies have introduced their 2020 initiative – the alternatives will be bioplastic bags more recyclable bags it what we are doing at this moment”, said Mark Gordan, from the Environmental Affairs department.Johannesburg not reaching recycling targets

“So there is a lot of factoring that needs to continue. There is a lot of dialogue being prepared with a lot of sectors, heavily engaged with industry around their preparedness for when there is a complete ban – what will be the replacement and the costs and socio-economic impacts to including manufacturing”, Gordan added.

The department says it is also looking into other single-use products like earbuds and paper plates - all in the name of preserving the environment.

Na maCondoms 🤔🤔🤔

First they made us pay for plastics saying S.Africans are littering now they want to ban them crazy government people...

Why not now

Don’t touch me on my tupperware!!!🤬🤬🤬

So now we will be forced to buy paper bags? More money for who?

Can our economy afford this? A levy is being charged on each carrier plastic bag & this was to fund educational programs & recycling companies - how is this money spent?

I never liked plastic dashboards in peoples cars

Imagine how annoying that paper straw is, you wanna make our whole lives that annoying

I totally agree save the planet and bury plastic

How are we supposed to carry our groceries

Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds use plastics as school bags.

Excellent!

Okay but paper drinking straw is still trash you hear me?

Yay

What about shoprite cashiers? Now u gonna make their jobs boring

Kenya did it long time ago, why cant we do it now

Stole my idea about plastic orientation

But woolworths is saying by 2030 to be plastic free. Not good enough!

Poor people buy groceries in bulk. Paper bags can't work since majority don't have cars. Just imagine walking 10 kilometers carrying maze meal and paper bags full of grocery

This should happen

Paper plates? You have to be shitting me. This think tank needs to open the window and get some fresh air in there.

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