Charging for plastic bags will increase awareness: WWF official

The government decision to charge for plastic bags beginning Jan 1, 2019 will be important in terms of raising awareness on the need to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic bags, according to the general manager of WWF Turkey. While Turkey ranks first among the polluters of the Mediterranean, the government's recently-initiated zero waste program shows that waste management is now high on the agenda, according to Aslı Pasinli.