SINGAPORE: Sheng Siong and FairPrice customers paid more than S$2.44 million (US$1.79 million) for almost 49 million disposable bags in the latter half of 2023, data from the two supermarket chains showed. Of this sum, more than S$2.26 million went to social and environmental causes . Singapore on Jul 3, 2023, implemented a mandatory disposable carrier bag charge at supermarkets as part of efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags and promote recycling. The move required supermarket operators