Thailand, one of the world's worst plastic polluters, has implemented a 20-year action plan to reduce its plastic use.
Thailand, one of the biggest plastic polluters on the planet, has begun the new decade by banning plastic bags at what it describes as"major stores".
The country says it wants to work towards a total ban in 2021 in an effort to bring down the amount of waste and debris that makes its way to the sea. The ban, part of an ongoing 20-year action plan, includes a halt on the use of micro-beads in cosmetics and will soon include plastic straws and cups.Around 75 major retailers have stopped giving shoppers single-use plastic bags across 25,000 stores nationally, and are instead encouraging people to purchase reusable bags.
Thailand's minister of natural resources and environment, Varawut Silpa-Archa, was at a Bangkok store on New Year's Day, handing out cloth bags to shoppers to spread the message about the new ban.He said:"Thailand was ranked sixth among the world's top countries that dumps waste into the sea".More from Thailand
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