Phuket food-delivery boom raises concerns of disposable waste explosion

[RJRS1301 3,956]

Umm have never heard of Bamboo???

Food containers are already manufactured from Bamboo along with cutlery drink straws, carry bags, someone should introduce them to the wonderful, renewable biodegradable resource, they could even use it in buildings and floor coverings. 

[phantomfiddler 5,430]

This is all because people are getting lazier and lazier every day ! Too lazy to actually take a trip to a restaurant, Thai people are getting fatter and fatter, very sad

[ttrd 1,147]

10 hours ago, mok199 said:

Finally ...someone has recognized the real plastics problem....street vendor and restaurant 'take away food',  now the hard part ,changing a Nations habits...

Unfortunately, it is often far from thought to action ....

[JMSIII 403]

Maybe it's time for Thailand to start recycling centers around the country....   Maybe even official dump sites for garbage as well...  Recycle drop off points and collection services, trucks picking up garbage from actual garbage designed containers...

[cardinalblue 2,190]

Thailand has always had a horrible waste management problem 

 

a different delivery system changes nothing...waste is waste whether a customer buys it at/from the street vendor or has it delivered....

 

there has been no thought on waste minimization of any type of packaging programs....why now the concern?

 

 

[mickey rat 149]

On 11/11/2019 at 6:37 AM, mok199 said:

Finally ...someone has recognized the real plastics problem....street vendor and restaurant 'take away food',  now the hard part ,changing a Nations habits...

7-11 does way more business and literally everything they sell is covered in plastic and littered directly after consumption. 

[inThailand 2,670]

Just like ignoring driving safety and driving laws, it will take decades of new generations to be brought up and educated about recycling, littering, etc. No material change will occur before we expire and are burnt to litter the air.