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Majority support ban on single-use plastic bags: Poll
Online Reporters, Published on 12/01/2020
» A majority of people support the government's ban on single-use plastic bags at department and convenience stores, saying it is a way of reducing garbage and combating global warming, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute for Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
PM vows single-use plastic ban
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2019
» The government has pledged to ban styrofoam food packages as well as some other types of single-use plastic products by 2022, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
The path to a cleaner environment
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/05/2020
» The Green Road project has called for people to donate their single-use plastic bags and help make recycled paving blocks.
Govt backs 'no plastic' bid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/11/2019
» The cabinet has given the green light for a "no plastic" campaign which will start on Jan 1 next year ahead of a ban on single-use plastic bags in 2021.
Say no to plastic bags
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 16/11/2018
» 7-Eleven announced on Nov 7 their plan "to reduce and cease" the use of plastic at its stores nationwide. It's about time! Can they stop giving away individually wrapped plastic spoons and forks while they're at it?
We're all in this together
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 17/02/2020
» Putting in an effort to save the Earth, Thailand has marked the beginning of the new decade by introducing bans on the use of single-use plastic bags, with the aim of cutting 225,000 tonnes of plastic rubbish a year. This is a significant step for Thailand to take as it is the sixth largest contributor to plastic waste in the world's oceans.
Bid to cut plastic use irks shoppers, traders
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/07/2018
» The government's campaign to reduce single-use plastic bags in fresh markets may not be practical, according to traders and customers at the Klong Toey fresh market, one of the biggest and busiest in Bangkok.
Where's the alternative to plastic bags?
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/10/2019
» In less than three months, plastic bags will disappear from supermarkets and convenience stores as the government campaign to cut out single-use plastic gains momentum.
This time, it's serious
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/11/2019
» Thailand's road map on plastic waste management has never been clearer. Two weeks ago, government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat announced that the cabinet had approved the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's campaign to end the handing out of single-use plastic bags.
Winning the war on plastic
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/01/2020
» Asia is picking up the pace in tackling the plastic crisis. In Bangladesh, the High Court last Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year. It also ordered the government to strictly enforce the ban on polyethylene -- the main ingredient in many plastic bags -- under the existing law.