Plastic bags will be banned at some of SA's biggest malls, including Sandton City

“With rising levels of plastic pollution in our country and oceans, it is no longer a case of best practice to eradicate the use of plastic shopping bags but rather a commitment of paramount importance and necessity. We are committed to implementing this initiative to drive our sustainability imperative," said Beattie.

It has already introduced recycling drop-off booths at Sandton City and at Eastgate, and this will be expanded to all its malls. In Johannesburg, more than 740 tenants at Sandton City will be affected, as well as 425 tenants at the Eastgate Complex and 171 tenants at Nelson Mandela Square. The company also owns Liberty Midlands Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, and Liberty Promenade Mitchells Plain , in the Western Cape.

In addition, L2D has interests in the mixed-use precinct of Melrose Arch and the newly developed Botshabelo Mall , in the Free State.

BISouthAfrica WOOLWORTHS_SA it would be great for retailers like yours to lead the way ... the only way to get people on board is to stop providing plastic bags ... it may be uncomfortable at first - but they will make a plan 🤔

BISouthAfrica Best news to date

BISouthAfrica So what will we do when we go grocery shopping? 😂

BISouthAfrica Everyone has forgotten the plastic bag scam whereby we had to pay for bags because they would be thicker - they have gotten progressively thinner to where they are now thinner than when the cost was introduced

BISouthAfrica This is a huge marketing opportunity for companies to get their brand noticed. Provide a branded durable fabric or nylon shopping bag for free to shoppers at their stores. I have one I keep using and I neatly fold it in its little bag and return it to my handbag for the next day

BISouthAfrica ! Grrrr.. I.

BISouthAfrica O

HermanMashaba BISouthAfrica Most shops in Sandton City use paper bags accept a few chain stores like Edgars and Mr Price.

BISouthAfrica Nice move, polluting the environment and they are expensive too

Paperbags are so unrealistic in South African. By the time we get to the taxi rank, they'd be torn.

BISouthAfrica Hau batho bo tshwara kang di kaftini to school and work,diaparo to travel ,dibuka tsa skolo le di beibele and using for dustbin surely poor people were not consulted on this one 😟😟

BISouthAfrica Nice 1👍

HermanMashaba BISouthAfrica Are they going to expel Checkers too?

BISouthAfrica Good, now ban plastic straws as well

HermanMashaba BISouthAfrica Urmm ok but what about plastic everything else 🤷🏽‍♀️ have they found suitable alternatives unlike idiot paper straws 🤦🏽‍♀️

BISouthAfrica 👏👏👏👏finally

BISouthAfrica 🤝💯✔🙏

BISouthAfrica When people start things at the wrong end....First off, increase the amount of recycling centers and recycling depots. Then, use the recycles material to create new items...e.g. recycled plastic bags....

BISouthAfrica What happened to recycling?

BISouthAfrica Why only at big malls? Plastic is a problem everywhere and banning them from a few malls won't really do much.

BISouthAfrica Best move I have heard since this year started from our government

BISouthAfrica Agree ! Away with plastic !

BISouthAfrica Meaning we gonna be paying MORE for just packaging

BISouthAfrica I feel like y’all say this every year.

BISouthAfrica Paper bags were replaced by plastic bags. What is going to replace plastic?

BISouthAfrica Best idea ever

BISouthAfrica Mis_Neyney will be pleased to hear 😊

BISouthAfrica They've tried this a few years ago via Valli Moosa

BISouthAfrica Can they also ban paper straws?

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