Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the use of Disposable Carrier Bag Charge proceeds

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4 March 2026

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the use of Disposable Carrier Bag Charge proceeds by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment.

Question:

Mr Fadli Fawzi: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the National Environment Agency will review its stance in relation to allowing supermarket operators to have discretion over how the funds collected from supermarket plastic bag charges are used, and if not, why not.

Answer:

Supermarket operators who are obligated to implement the disposable carrier bag charge are required to publish information annually on the number of disposable carrier bags supplied, amount of proceeds collected, and how the proceeds are used. This ensures transparency and public accountability.

The large majority of proceeds collected have been channelled towards environmental or social causes. We are heartened by the attention that non-governmental organisations and the public have applied on the operators. This scrutiny will encourage operators to use their proceeds more judiciously. The government will monitor the use of proceeds by the supermarket operators, and continue to encourage them to channel the proceeds to environmental or social causes.