Discount from BYOB not enough

The call for “Tougher measures needed to curtail use of plastic bags” (July 8) is not feasible. Many consumers live in high-rise flats with common rubbish chutes, and they recycle these plastic bags into rubbish bags for disposal of both wet and dry refuse.

As the bags have practical uses, consumers would still need them.

The amount from the discount for bringing one’s own bag (BYOB) does not justify the cost if one were to otherwise buy rubbish bags.

If, as suggested by the writer, supermarkets charge extra to curtail the use of plastic bags, we may then find unbagged refuse being dumped in rubbish chutes. Imagine the condition then of the chutes, especially from the hygiene aspect.