Maybe somebody should tell BigC! a couple of weeks ago I asked to buy some of their re-usable shopping bags and was presented with 2 HUGE clear plastic bags! (for free)
So last week I bought 2 big reusable bags from Tesco. They do not have Tesco written on them, just a flowery pattern.
Took them to BigC, put them on the check out collection area and no prize for guessing what happened next!
Stupid girl started putting my goods into the normal plastic bags, and THEN put those bags into my re-usable ones!
Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
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Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
You can't fix stupid!!
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Nereus, couldn't you stop her?
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Yes, I did. As far as I am concerned it is a management problem. The turn over in check out staff is unbelievable, so the young, mostly girls, that they employ are not entirely to blame. Very rarely do I see the same girl from one week to the next.
As far as the bags go, why is it so difficult to not have reusable bags for sale at the check out? Villa Market have them for sale at 20 Baht each, and I have been told that they cost them 16 Baht to produce. As posted, from the 1st January one time bags are going to be banned, so what is going to happen then?
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Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
The road that waste built
"Continuing our Innovation Series, Life talks with Asst Prof Wechsawan Lakas, who converts single-use plastic bags into paving stones"
Long article with many photos at link.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social ... aste-built
"Continuing our Innovation Series, Life talks with Asst Prof Wechsawan Lakas, who converts single-use plastic bags into paving stones"
Long article with many photos at link.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social ... aste-built
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Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
Bluport has a recycling kiosk for batteries, fluorescent tubelights etc. It's next to the ground floor carpark entrance leading to Amazon Coffee.
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80% of garbage in the sea comes from the waterways of Thailand’s cities and towns
Where does all the garbage floating around Thailand’s waters come from? A survey by a leading university shows that 80% of the rubbish, floating in our waterways and off our coastlines, is sourced in Thailand. It ends up eventually polluting the Kingdom’s beaches.
Concerns are again being raised about the level of garbage found in the seas around Thailand, with an academic from Kasetsart University in Bangkok saying it’s having a significant impact on marine life.
Thai Residents reports that Assistant Professor Pasinee Worachananan says discarded plastic in particular is affecting the food chain of fish and other animals. There have been hundreds of published examples this year in Thai media documenting the carnage caused by local plastics killing marine life
Thai language media Thai Rath says 80% of the waste material found in the sea originates in the waterways of cities and towns, with residents blamed for causing the problem by their careless littering.
https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/plastic ... -and-towns
Where does all the garbage floating around Thailand’s waters come from? A survey by a leading university shows that 80% of the rubbish, floating in our waterways and off our coastlines, is sourced in Thailand. It ends up eventually polluting the Kingdom’s beaches.
Concerns are again being raised about the level of garbage found in the seas around Thailand, with an academic from Kasetsart University in Bangkok saying it’s having a significant impact on marine life.
Thai Residents reports that Assistant Professor Pasinee Worachananan says discarded plastic in particular is affecting the food chain of fish and other animals. There have been hundreds of published examples this year in Thai media documenting the carnage caused by local plastics killing marine life
Thai language media Thai Rath says 80% of the waste material found in the sea originates in the waterways of cities and towns, with residents blamed for causing the problem by their careless littering.
https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/plastic ... -and-towns
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I find it peculiar, that people who claim to love their country and brag about how wonderful it is, are Hell bent on destroying it though ignorance and carelessness.
Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
Top tip for recycling plastic bags:
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Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
wonder how far she got before realizing it was a really bad idea.
Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... h#cxrecs_s
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) collected close to 400,000 tonnes of garbage in canals across the capital over the past five years, the Department of Drainage and Sewerage says.
Between 2015 and 2019, the BMA collected 387,261 tonnes of trash from 948 canals across Bangkok, Sansern Ruengrit, chief of the department's Hydrology Division, said. "This garbage come from two sources -- overflowing garbage bins with trash falling into the canals and from factories and residents who throw debris into the canals intentionally," Mr Sansern said. The garbage collected ranged from disposable plastic items to mattresses and even mosquito nets, he said. Some of it also is known to pose a threat to the drainage system.
Mr Sansern added that even though the BMA regularly sends officials to collect the debris, the waste continues to pollute the water, and worse yet, clogs the drainage system.
Asst Prof Cheema Soralump, a lecturer on environmental engineering at Kasetsart University's Faculty of Engineering, said big cities like Bangkok should have a campaign to raise awareness on recycling as well as projects on teaching people how to recycle. "The BMA should teach people not to throw garbage in waterways. But most of all, it should teach households how to sort out and recycle waste."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... h#cxrecs_s
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) collected close to 400,000 tonnes of garbage in canals across the capital over the past five years, the Department of Drainage and Sewerage says.
Between 2015 and 2019, the BMA collected 387,261 tonnes of trash from 948 canals across Bangkok, Sansern Ruengrit, chief of the department's Hydrology Division, said. "This garbage come from two sources -- overflowing garbage bins with trash falling into the canals and from factories and residents who throw debris into the canals intentionally," Mr Sansern said. The garbage collected ranged from disposable plastic items to mattresses and even mosquito nets, he said. Some of it also is known to pose a threat to the drainage system.
Mr Sansern added that even though the BMA regularly sends officials to collect the debris, the waste continues to pollute the water, and worse yet, clogs the drainage system.
Asst Prof Cheema Soralump, a lecturer on environmental engineering at Kasetsart University's Faculty of Engineering, said big cities like Bangkok should have a campaign to raise awareness on recycling as well as projects on teaching people how to recycle. "The BMA should teach people not to throw garbage in waterways. But most of all, it should teach households how to sort out and recycle waste."
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Re: Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
Why am I not surprised!
Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
In all these type articles the experts and/or the officials quoted use the word "should" profusely.
In most cases that's as far as things go.
In most cases that's as far as things go.
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Anti-plastic campaign starts to hit home
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... o-hit-home
Among Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa's top priorities is reducing the amount of single-use plastic bags. To help him, 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide have agreed to do so and from Wednesday they will stop giving these bags away for free.
Meanwhile, customers of many big department stores are saying no to plastic bags, partly because of growing awareness about how harmful they are to the environment, especially marine life.
As well as the "Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags" campaign, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) has introduced a 20 year-action plan on plastic waste management from 2018-2037, which includes measures to stop Thais using seven plastic items and types.
They are cap seals, Oxo-degradable plastic, microbeads, plastic bags of less than 36 micron thickness (widely known as single-use plastic bags), polystyrene-made food containers, plastic cups and straws.
It is estimated that Thai consumers get through 700,000 tonnes of polystyrene for food containers per year, 1.72 million tonnes of plastic cups and straws, together with 1.17 million tonnes of plastic bags. They also produce around 1.13 kilogrammes of waste per day per head, which adds up to around 27 million tonnes of waste per year. The PCD kicked-off the plan by announcing a ban on using plastic cap seals in drinking water bottles in 2018, expecting it would eradicate around 2.6 billion pieces, or around 520 tonnes of plastic, per year.
Elsewhere, the Thai Food and Drug Administration has announced a ban on microbead use in all cosmetic products effective from Wednesday.
Additionally, the minister said a ban on plastic cups and straws will be imposed next year.
A cashier at Golden Place supermarket, who asked not to be named, said the shop now has paper bags for sale for two baht each for customers who do not bring their own bags, but admitted they were not strong enough to hold large and heavy items.
Meanwhile, the campaign against single-use plastic bags is a nightmare scenario for their manufacturers, who claimed they stand to make huge losses as a result of the ban.
The Thai Plastic Industry Association's chairman Somchai Techapanichkul said the government campaign to stop using single-use plastic is two years ahead of schedule, which will seriously hurt SMEs unable to make production adjustments in time to produce thicker plastic. The original time frame was for the year 2022.
According to the association, there are around 500 plastic manufacturing plants nationwide with over 8,000 employees. A sharp drop in the number of orders as a result of the ban will almost certainly mean job losses in the near future and damage to the industry estimated at 30 billion baht per year.
"We don't oppose the ban, but it should have been gradual. An immediate halt will completely destroy our business. We have not seen any government measures to help us cushion this blow," Mr Somchai said.
The association submitted a letter to the ministry, demanding a rehabilitation scheme, including compensation for employees and firms.
Mr Somchai also feared the situation will get worse if the government bans plastic bag use in fresh markets owned by state-owned agencies by the year 2021, as they are major plastic bag industry customers.
alternative and many manufacturers have already turned to this as it is an inexpensive investment. However the cost of each bag is four times higher, which raises costs for shops which makes replacing plastic bags more difficult.
A PCD source recommended manufacturers produce plastic bags of more than 36 microns in thickness which can be distributed by stores.
One shopper who identified himself as Mink believes the government is coming down hard on consumers when it comes to plastic.
He thinks the government is misleading the public into believing plastic bags are not good for environment, when in fact the problem lies with plastic waste management.
It should implement measures to improve waste management and promote recycling by providing incentives and encouraging people to dispose of waste responsibly so that it does not end up in the sea.
He said the new policy will cause problems for shoppers who forget to bring their own bags to stores. He said he saw one incident in which a shopper's purchases ended up on the floor because the paper bags she was provided with were not strong enough to hold her shopping.
"I don't want to be in that kind of situation. I want my plastic bags back, and better waste management in this country," he said.
A woman who did not wish to be named said she also preferred plastic bags because they can be used many times and are light.
"I've been asking for more at shops before they disappear," she said.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... o-hit-home
Among Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa's top priorities is reducing the amount of single-use plastic bags. To help him, 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide have agreed to do so and from Wednesday they will stop giving these bags away for free.
Meanwhile, customers of many big department stores are saying no to plastic bags, partly because of growing awareness about how harmful they are to the environment, especially marine life.
As well as the "Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags" campaign, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) has introduced a 20 year-action plan on plastic waste management from 2018-2037, which includes measures to stop Thais using seven plastic items and types.
They are cap seals, Oxo-degradable plastic, microbeads, plastic bags of less than 36 micron thickness (widely known as single-use plastic bags), polystyrene-made food containers, plastic cups and straws.
It is estimated that Thai consumers get through 700,000 tonnes of polystyrene for food containers per year, 1.72 million tonnes of plastic cups and straws, together with 1.17 million tonnes of plastic bags. They also produce around 1.13 kilogrammes of waste per day per head, which adds up to around 27 million tonnes of waste per year. The PCD kicked-off the plan by announcing a ban on using plastic cap seals in drinking water bottles in 2018, expecting it would eradicate around 2.6 billion pieces, or around 520 tonnes of plastic, per year.
Elsewhere, the Thai Food and Drug Administration has announced a ban on microbead use in all cosmetic products effective from Wednesday.
Additionally, the minister said a ban on plastic cups and straws will be imposed next year.
A cashier at Golden Place supermarket, who asked not to be named, said the shop now has paper bags for sale for two baht each for customers who do not bring their own bags, but admitted they were not strong enough to hold large and heavy items.
Meanwhile, the campaign against single-use plastic bags is a nightmare scenario for their manufacturers, who claimed they stand to make huge losses as a result of the ban.
The Thai Plastic Industry Association's chairman Somchai Techapanichkul said the government campaign to stop using single-use plastic is two years ahead of schedule, which will seriously hurt SMEs unable to make production adjustments in time to produce thicker plastic. The original time frame was for the year 2022.
According to the association, there are around 500 plastic manufacturing plants nationwide with over 8,000 employees. A sharp drop in the number of orders as a result of the ban will almost certainly mean job losses in the near future and damage to the industry estimated at 30 billion baht per year.
"We don't oppose the ban, but it should have been gradual. An immediate halt will completely destroy our business. We have not seen any government measures to help us cushion this blow," Mr Somchai said.
The association submitted a letter to the ministry, demanding a rehabilitation scheme, including compensation for employees and firms.
Mr Somchai also feared the situation will get worse if the government bans plastic bag use in fresh markets owned by state-owned agencies by the year 2021, as they are major plastic bag industry customers.
alternative and many manufacturers have already turned to this as it is an inexpensive investment. However the cost of each bag is four times higher, which raises costs for shops which makes replacing plastic bags more difficult.
A PCD source recommended manufacturers produce plastic bags of more than 36 microns in thickness which can be distributed by stores.
One shopper who identified himself as Mink believes the government is coming down hard on consumers when it comes to plastic.
He thinks the government is misleading the public into believing plastic bags are not good for environment, when in fact the problem lies with plastic waste management.
It should implement measures to improve waste management and promote recycling by providing incentives and encouraging people to dispose of waste responsibly so that it does not end up in the sea.
He said the new policy will cause problems for shoppers who forget to bring their own bags to stores. He said he saw one incident in which a shopper's purchases ended up on the floor because the paper bags she was provided with were not strong enough to hold her shopping.
"I don't want to be in that kind of situation. I want my plastic bags back, and better waste management in this country," he said.
A woman who did not wish to be named said she also preferred plastic bags because they can be used many times and are light.
"I've been asking for more at shops before they disappear," she said.
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Re: Tips for recycling and reducing plastic use in Thailand
I went to Anjana Coffee yesterday and the owner/manager mentioned two things - as from today 1/1 they are stopping using plastic bags and reckons that in Bangkok alone, 80 million plastic bags are used each day - the total ban can’t come quickly enough!!