webfact Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Tesco Lotus dumps polystyrene in bid to tackle waste crisis By The Nation File photo Tesco Lotus has announced it will completelt stop the use of polystyrene foam food containers in its operations from July 1. The retailer said it will also adopt a collaborative approach to launch several other initiatives on the occasion of World Environment Day 2019 on June 5 to tackle Thailand’s waste crisis stemming from improper management of single-use packaging and food containers. Salinla Seehaphan, corporate affairs director, Tesco Lotus, said: “As a retailer that operates a network of more than 2,000 stores in Thailand, we realise the contributions we can make to help alleviate waste problems and their impact on the environment. As a result, we will stop the use of polystyrene foam food containers in all of our stores from July 1, 2019. We have begun the transition and will be 100 per cent foam free by that time. In place of foam trays and containers, we will switch to plastic containers which are 100 per cent recyclable. “In addition to the removal of polystyrene foam trays, Tesco Lotus will continue to make progress in our commitment to reduce the environmental impact from packaging used in our business operations with an aim to create a closed loop packaging system.” She said that on the occasion of World Environment Day 2019, the retailer will also launch other key initiatives “by collaborating with all sectors in order to create a higher impact and sustainable change”. She said the initiatives will cover the whole value chain of packaging from design, produce, use, recover and recycle. She said the high impact and sustainable solutions to waste problems must come from collaboration of all parties involved. “Tesco Lotus would like to call on the government, industry leaders, as well as the general public, to work together to design, produce, use, recover, and recycle single-use packaging more efficiently. Tesco Lotus will continue our efforts to simplify materials and design, increase recovery and recycling, and make it easier for customers to do more,” she said. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30370326 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-31 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 This is good to see a company taking action over packaging. We need, way more done by the companies. But good job. well done A step in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellboy218 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbkk99 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 This is good news. Plastics have been around for about 100 years which is nothing in comparison to the timeline of human history. But this is a total disaster. Even more so in countries that cannot manage their own garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 "...switch to plastic containers which are 100 per cent recyclable...the general public...work together to design, produce, use, recover, and recycle single-use packaging more efficiently." Sounds good in theory. Good luck in training the public to drop their discarded containers in the proper bins. I doubt they will hire enough people to recover the containers tossed away by consumers who have been conditioned to discard whatever they have no further need for, by tossing them wherever is the most convenient. Nothing can be recycled if it is not first collected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokat Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Where did they dump it ? Did someone report them ? What is the police doing !? Oh sorry, wrong topic. Good to see more of those initiative, but I am not sure how big the impact is for replacing polystyrene with plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Switching from one kind of plastic to another is not an ideal solution. Noteworthy, but nothing to write home about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Dellboy218 said: Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing? Please dont bring up Tapioca based polymer 100% recyclable containers or bags......There cant be a good crisis if you bring this up..... The west also does not want to hear about Tapioca based polymer bags... They want you lugging around cloth bags....Cloth bags are the correct narrative here... Never mind they get dirty and gross over time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukdahanman Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Good move, but the plastic needs to go completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 hours ago, Dellboy218 said: Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing? Good question ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 1 hour ago, fforest1 said: Please dont bring up Tapioca based polymer 100% recyclable containers or bags......There cant be a good crisis if you bring this up..... The west also does not want to hear about Tapioca based polymer bags... They want you lugging around cloth bags....Cloth bags are the correct narrative here... Never mind they get dirty and gross over time.... They are washable aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Non recyclable polystyrene being replaced with recyclable plastic sounds good buy given a very small percentage of all recyclable plastics ever actually DO get recycled it is a token effort. A big part of the issue with the use of plastics is that retailers and/or their marketing advisors introduced what has now become an expectation of consumers. I have often been bemused at the sight of a single bell pepper firmly embedded on a polystyrene tray by means of cling film on the shelves at none other than small Tesco Lotus stores. Is there any genuine justification for that really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 The best step would be to educate people from an early age and provide adequate rubbish bins everywhere. Token features like this wont make a difference. Take a look anywhere in Thailand at the vast amounts of rubbish strewn on beaches, roadsides and even their own properties of those in the boonies. Kudos to Tesco but lots more required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing?Maybe they where used as a cure for Ebola and AIDS instead...but probably disintegrated before arriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 4 hours ago, Dellboy218 said: Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing? You don't understand the rules of corporate PR - all promises and projects are re-set every year, you're not supposed to remember ones from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 "Look at me, free advertising". Anybody believes they actually care needs their head examined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 18 hours ago, Dellboy218 said: Whatever happened to the Tapioca based polymer Thailand invented to replace plastic bags that Tesco took back to the UK for testing? Forests are being cut down to produce cassava plants, the roots of these plants are used to make tapioca! Solve one problem create another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 14 hours ago, Kinnock said: You don't understand the rules of corporate PR - all promises and projects are re-set every year, you're not supposed to remember ones from the past. Yes I remember CP 7/11 gave similar lip service recently. Funny how that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbezoz Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 And if the likes of Macro etc also stop selling them in their millions then that also would be a move in the right direction - but will they ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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