SOUTH AFRICAN SUPERMARKETS: IT'S TIME TO DITCH THROWAWAY PLASTIC PACKAGING!

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For too long, the plastic crisis has been framed as a personal problem, a burden placed on shoppers to "do their part." 

But how can people do that when all major supermarkets in South Africa are still packaging fruit and vegetables in single-use throwaway plastic, and not offering real alternatives?

Studies estimate that South Africans consume billions of plastic bags annually, contributing to a waste stream that the current 2004 levy has failed to curb. So whatever personal shopping choices you make, this isn’t something you can fix alone. Especially because only 9% of our plastic is actually recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or is burned.

The responsibility and the power to create a sustainable, plastic-free shopping environment rest with South Africa's major retailers and government.

Add your name now to demand South Africa’s biggest supermarkets ditch throwaway plastic once and for all.

To: Pick'n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers

  • Ban single-use plastic carrier bags in your stores
  • Adopt plastic-free aisles and invest in refill and reusable packaging options for your product lines.
  • Commit to a verifiable and measurable target of cutting 75% of all unnecessary single-use plastic packaging across your product lines by 2030.

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