Retail giants will start charging fees for single-use plastic shopping bags from April, three months before the practice becomes mandatory, to reduce waste that is wreaking havoc on the environment.

A fundamental rights case has been filed in the Supreme Court by a consumer against supermarkets charging their customers for polythene bags. Liyanage Ariyapala of Kottegoda, Matara cited Chairman of ...

Many retail companies plan to start charging customers for plastic bags on July 1, but other businesses have found ways to continue offering free bags without violating the government’s rules.