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Life in plastic
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 22/06/2018
» Earlier this month, a whale was found dead in the southern province of Songkhla after coughing up more than 80 (count 'em! 80!) pieces of plastic bags. We pay the price for being heavy users of single-use plastic items at the cost of a life of one poor, innocent mammal that made national and international headlines around the world. It's a huge wake-up call for us to take immediate action and change our behaviour with the way we do away with our rubbish.
More plastic waste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/04/2025
» Re: "City gets set for holiday festivities" & "New plan to promote food waste sorting", (BP, April 11).
Japan's plastic man
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/08/2019
» Hiroshi Fuji turned a piece of toy in his hand from side to side. His eyes gleamed with childlike curiosity as he inspected the colourful plastic that will be incorporated into his upcoming exhibition Jurassic Plastic at ChangChui Creative Park. Fuji's creation of vibrant dinosaur sculptures made from plastic toys have made appearances in different countries and will soon come to Bangkok at the end of this month. The exhibition is organised by the Japan Foundation Bangkok and Chang Chui, with the support from the Embassy of Japan and the Japanese Association in Thailand.
Fantastic plastic irony
Life, Published on 29/08/2019
» Unwanted plastic toys now find new lives and meaning at an exhibition by Hiroshi Fuji, a Japanese artist who turned these colourful plastics into sculptures of dinosaurs.
Stop plastic menace
News, Postbag, Published on 01/09/2019
» Single use plastics are a huge menace for the environment and all communities. The unprecedented death rate of dugongs in the Trang region this year with ingestion of marine plastic waste a major culprit highlights the impact of plastic pollution entering our waterways and the food chain.
Blasting the plastic
News, Postbag, Published on 26/11/2019
» Sirinya Wattanasukchai, in her Nov 22 commentary, "Food apps trade convenience for plastic waste", drove home another way we are drowning ourselves in a plastic sea -- by using food apps.
Drowning in plastic
Life, Steve Van Beek, Published on 31/12/2018
» Early morning on a bank of the Chao Phraya River in Nakhon Sawan province, the shore is covered by three-dozen brightly coloured kayaks, support teams, city officials, volunteers from several civic organisations, and two-dozen eager kids the older kayakers help put on life vests.
Drowning in plastic
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 25/01/2021
» Last January, Thailand kicked off the year and a new decade with the ban on single-use plastic bags, initially adopted by department and convenience stores as well as some other retailers, who would no longer provide customers with the plastic bags in order to lessen the environmental impact.
Fantastic plastic fashion
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 26/01/2021
» Each year, Indorama Ventures collects used PET plastic bottles for its recycling process.
Drowning in plastic
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 07/04/2021
» Human consumption of plastics has long been labelled a major cause of today's environmental problems. To raise awareness about this issue and focus on its real cause, Warin Lab Contemporary is hosting its inaugural art installation titled "Swamped" by four multidisciplinary artists -- Thanawat Maneenawa (assemblage), Ploenchan Vinyaratn (textiles), Taweesak Molsawat (sculpture and performance) and Note Panayanggool (sound) -- on display at the 100-year-old building on Charoen Krung 36.