Giant retailers, plastic manufacturing titans, and department stores in Thailand have reached an agreement to stop handing out single-use plastic bags to customers starting early next year. (Source: bangkokpost.com) Bangkok (VNA) - Giantretailers, plastic manufacturing firms and supermarkets in Thailand have reachedan agreement to stop supplying single-use plastic bags to customers from early2010.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said this cooperation will help Thailandleave the list of major generators of waste and sea garbage.
The ministry invited a dozen of partners to join its campaign to reducethe use of single-use plastic bags.
The partners that represent giant retailers, major super markets, plasticmanufacturers and trade associations pledged to stop giving out disposableplastic bags to customers from January, 2020.
It is estimated that Thais use 45 billion single-use plastic bags per year, of which 13.5 billion (about 30 percent) is generatedfrom supermarkets and convenient stores.
Warawut said theenvironment minister said this cooperation can help to reduce single-useplastic usage by 30 percent.
Theministry said it is drafting a law on reduction, reuse and recycling of plasticmaterials and waste. If it is adopted, this legislation will become the first lawon waste reuse and recycling in Thailand.-VNA
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