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HFC Bank teamed up with Suva and Lautoka council to distribute the bags. Association secretary, Lautoka Market Vendors Association, Filomena O\u2019Neal said \u201cthat the concerted effort was needed to eradicate the use of single-use plastic bags and we thank HFC Bank for showing their support towards this initiative\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;169&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]HFC Bank together with Suva City Council Special Administrator, Isikeli Tikoduadua handed out HFC Bank\u2019s Eco-bags to market vendors HFC Bank General Manager Operations &amp; Transformation, Admond Chandra said \u2018being a fully-fledged local commercial Bank, HFC management and staff strives to support Fiji\u2019s environment wherever we can whether it is through our staff involvement in community work or the Bank committing to initiatives such as this\u2019. \u201cWith its non-biodegradable nature, every Fijians are now fully aware of plastics negative environment impact on our land and our ocean therefore our eco bags will be an alternative which market vendors can use\u201d, Mr Chandra said. 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