Barcodes and dispensers: How Singapore supermarkets are gearing up for the plastic bag charge
SINGAPORE: From bag dispensers to barcodes, supermarket operators are gearing up for the plastic bag charge that will take effect from Jul 3.
. Such large supermarket operators account for around two-thirds – or about 400 – of all supermarkets in Singapore.. CNA asked these operators how they will regulate the payment of plastic bags at self-checkout kiosks.Sheng Siong has bag dispensers built into self-checkout counters that will issue a bag when a customer presses an icon on the screen and adds it to their bill.
"We have also been training our cashiers on how to communicate with customers about the disposable carrier bag charge," the spokesperson added.
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