No Plastic Bag Day

Chief Minister YAB Lim Guan Eng launched the Giant Green Awareness Campaign at Pasar Raya Giant, Bayan Baru on the 19th July 2009.

In conjunction with the No Plastic Bag Day every Monday of the Penang State Government, Giant has donated all the savings from the plastic bags of local communities amounting to RM 19,000 to Pertubuhan Rumah Kebajikan Seri Cahaya Puplau Pinang, Childrens Protection Society of Penang, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Friends of the Penang Botanic Gardens Society and Water Watch Penang.

The Chief Minister thanked hypemarkets and supermarkets in Penang for playing the leading role in this green initiative. He also added that Penang is the first state in Malaysia to start this campaign and the response from the public is very encouraging.

Penang State Government will decide by October 2009 whether to extend No Plastic Bag Day to other days.

Video : Jimmy Leow (Citizen Journalist)

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• lim guan eng
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• giant supermarket

[butchikong]

aaah now I am beginning to see th purpose of the ban. no more plastic bags to pollute our beautiful rivers. thank you again mr lim guan eng. now we see your vision. hidup DAP!

[boneymasala]

I still think this is greatly inconveniencing me and my family with this no plastic bag ruling and stupid.

Don't you have better priorities than this? We voted for you to help us - Not impose more hardship on us. Face the facts, everything is dependent on plastic. The products I buy is all made from plastics or wrapped in plastics. Can 1 state alone save the world? I regret voting.

[kaboomkabul]

LGE, pls be specific. How do you plan to ban plastics when most of the products are made need plastic containers, plastic wrappers, plastic sheets, How do you spell this to be green? What plan? Prove yourself to be more ob solving State issues before you touched on this inconvenience.

[butchikong]

Wow, everything is made entirely from plastics like plastic bottles,bags,motorcycle parts,caps,toys,houisehold brooms,brushes,book covers, etc etc what is plastic bags larr!!!