date:Oct 11, 2018
South African department store chain Woolworths Holdings will remove single-use plastic bags from one of its stores during a six-month trial period in a bid to end plastic pollution. From November, Woolworths, which also has operations in Australia and New Zealand, will not offer any plastic bags at its Steenberg store in Cape Town, with customers can choose to pay 5.50 rand ($0.37) for a reusable bag.
South Africa does not have a law banning plastic bags. However, to reduce littering and disco