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Plastic bags have now been banned at these shops

April 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

The production of the low cost reusable bag has resulted in over 129, 000 plastic bottles being recycled and made into the bag’s fabric. Image: Jay Cabo

A popular retailer has announced that it will stop offering plastic bags at three more stores: its stores in Maroun Square in Johannesburg, Moreleta Village in Pretoria and Delcairn Centre in Durban.

In November last year, Woolworths banned plastic bags at the Steenberg Village Woolies in Tokai. At the same time, it also launched R5 reusable fabric black bags, made from recycled plastic bottles, across four Cape Town stores.

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