Levy failure: There must be a total ban on single-use plastic bags in SA

Every year, South Africans pull eight billion single-use plastic carrier bags from supermarket counters – more than 100 per person. With less than 1% of these bags recycled, the rest spill over into landfills and waterways, choke our marine life and degrade into toxic microplastics.

Anyone using, selling, storing, transporting or distributing banned plastic items from August 15 will face penalties of up to ₹5,000, besides legal action under the relevant provisions of law