The Register is a database that contains the name and address of all registered retailers, and the name and address of all registered retail outlets of these retailers. The public can browse it at EPD’s website or visit the EPD Offices during office hours.
Q.23
How could the public support the Levy Scheme?
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The Levy Scheme aims to create a direct economic incentive to encourage members of the public to switch to reusable shopping bags. By so doing, they could help reduce the indiscriminate use of plastic shopping bags and avoid the levy.
Q.24
For the first two years of the implementation of the Environmental Levy Scheme on Plastic Shopping Bags (Levy Scheme), how many plastic shopping bags were distributed by the registered retailers and what was the corresponding levy income collected?
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Based on the information provided in the quarterly returns, some 101.6 million plastic shopping bags were distributed by the registered registers with the corresponding levy income of some $ 50.8 million collected for the first two years (from 7 July 2009 to 30 June 2011) of the implementation of the Levy Scheme.
Q.25
What is the hotline for enquiry and complaint?
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For enquiry about the Levy Scheme, please contact us at:
