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Sri Lanka supermarkets to charge shoppers for bags from Nov 1
Medium bags to cost 3 rupees and large ones 5 rupees
Summary
Major supermarket chains in Sri Lanka will begin charging customers for single-use plastic shopping bags starting 1 November 2025, in line with the government's efforts to reduce plastic waste. 2456/41 issued on 1 October 2025, supermarkets are required to impose a small fee for "sili-sili" bags provided at checkout counters. 3 for a medium-sized handle bag and Rs.
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- Cargills Food City
- Laugfs Super
- Glomark
- Keells
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- Sri Lanka2
- Colombo
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- nov2
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- charging
- shoppers
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