BANGKOK, July 3 (TNA) — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government planned to end the use of plastic bags thinner than 36 microns, Styrofoam food containers, plastic straws and single-use plastic cups within 2022.
On the occasion of the International Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3, Gen Prayut said he was grateful for operators to help reduce the use of plastic bags and the government had similar campaigns which resulted in Thailand reducing the use of plastic bags by 2.7 tons or 1.5 billion plastic bags in the past 10 months.
According to him, the government will promote environmentally friendly materials in place of plastic products to reduce plastic waste. Governmental organizations are campaigning against the use of plastic bags.
Meanwhile, people in general should cooperate by rejecting plastic bags at convenience stores and department stores, the prime minister said.
“The government plans to shift its measures from reduction to cessation so that the 2022 goal can be achieved sooner. It depends on our cooperation. This is to solve global pollution on land and in the sea,” Gen Prayut said. (TNA)
