date:Jan 03, 2019
and Taiwan leading the way in Asia
Beginning in 2019, grocery stores and supermarkets in South Korea can no longer provide single-use plastic bags to shopper except to hold wet food like fish and meat. Instead, they will be required by law to provide cloth or paper bags that can be either recycled or reused. The penalty for violating this law is a fine up to 3 million won (about $2,700 U.S.).
The Taiwanese government announced plans to steadily phase out the use of plastic straws, bags, utensi