No Plastic Bag Campaign Thailand

That equates to 200 billion plastic bags each year.

No plastic bag campaign thailand. The campaign has been supported by artiwara toon kongmalai the lead singer of bodyslam and marathon runner who ran from thailand s south to north in a massive fund raiser last year. December 4 was the plastic bag free day which is the cooperative start of the nationwide campaign afterwards. Bangkok xinhua thailand s ministry of natural resources and environment has urged consumers nationwide to refrain from using. Bangkok the natural resources and environment ministry and 43 private shopping stores have announced everyday say no to plastic bags campaign.

The cp group the owners of thailand s 7 eleven chain say they have the rather optimistic plan of getting rid of plastic bag use within ten years. Among natural resources and environment minister. Positive response to thailand s everyday say no to plastic bags campaign. Well its 2020 and no more plastic bags shoppers are being reminded to bring there own shopping bags in thailand.

Thailand s ministry of natural resources and environment fears that the public campaign to reduce plastic bags is falling on deaf ears after the latest loss of a wild elephant which died with plastic bags in its intestines and stomach. The positive public response to end of shopping malls department and convenience stores distributing single use plastic bags as of january 1st is a huge new year s gift to thailand and the world natural resources and environment minister. Customers at big department stores are saying no to plastic bags. They will persuade shoppers to switch to cloth bags.

Varawut strongly urged thai shoppers to forgo convenience and make carrying tote bags or paper bags a habit before the campaign kicks off. Thailand launches no plastic bag campaign. Thailand is the world s sixth largest contributor to ocean waste generating almost two million tonnes of plastic waste. Activists join a campaign called everyday say no to plastic bags on dec 25 at the emquartier shopping mall in bangkok.

No plastic bags campaign in thailand thailand s ministry of natural resources and environment has urged consumers nationwide to refrain from using single use plastic bags.