DUNROAMIN Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 The worst offenders are the small street vendors, 2-3 plastics bags for sauces, 2-3 bags for salad and meat, then one more to carry all together. I cant see that stopping too soon, how are Thais going to carry their dinner home, Tupperware!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said: The worst offenders are the small street vendors, 2-3 plastics bags for sauces, 2-3 bags for salad and meat, then one more to carry all together. I cant see that stopping too soon, how are Thais going to carry their dinner home, Tupperware!!!!!! yes I guess most Thai people will starve to death because every food they buy at the market or street stall comes in a plastic bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNROAMIN Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said: yes I guess most Thai people will starve to death because every food they buy at the market or street stall comes in a plastic bag What did they do before plastic bags were available??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said: What did they do before plastic bags were available??? I never ever had to buy food in Plastic bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddox41 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Not going to happen. Just like no palm oil products from Feb 2019 in supermarkets or like the smoking ban in commercial areas or wearimg a helmet or maybe no more police road blocks it's all just words here in Thailand ???????? it's not reality in the scheme of things. And the general world thinking is plastic bags are the problem its everything is packed in plastic and those items are 1 time use thats the real issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemos Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 15 hours ago, Vacuum said: ...and I'll bet that 90% of the items inside those bags are prepacked with plastic. I would say nearly 99 per cent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 20 hours ago, LazySlipper said: So starting then ... we will all become proverbial "bag ladies". Good for the environment will just have to remember to tote some carry all bags all the time. Or wear cargo shorts............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 16 hours ago, Searat7 said: Technically the supermarket bags are not for single use as most of us use them for trash bags too. I think the stores really need to effectively display and promote bags we can safely use for trash in the future. Throwing loose garbage and trash in our building bins is not a good option. True - now you have to 'buy' plastic bags to put trash in. The replacement non single use plastic bags are a disaster - much thicker and instead of 100 years they take 10,000 years to degrade. Why hasn't someone been sensible and invented single use, planet friendly (other than paper) bags that degrade and integrate into the soil or water?? money driven that's why. It's all bull feces. Just a nice revenue earner for the supermarkets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 9 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said: The worst offenders are the small street vendors, 2-3 plastics bags for sauces, 2-3 bags for salad and meat, then one more to carry all together. I cant see that stopping too soon, how are Thais going to carry their dinner home, Tupperware!!!!!! Some places in the west put Chinese food in cardboard waterproof containers. Maybe the Thais can emulate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 21 hours ago, marcusb said: This is what gets me. I am always on my motorbike, so I always have my backpack on. I haven't used store bags for a couple years. When I empty my backpack out at home I am dismayed by all the plastic on the table. Plastic bags are a start but we need to get the manufacturers cutting out the packaging or using plastic alternatives. This is the type of packaging that bothers me and there are thousands of other items packaged in a similar fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I always reuse the plastic shopping bags as waste bags. So now i will have to buy plastic waste bags and throw those away instead !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Smith Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Prairieboy said: This is the type of packaging that bothers me and there are thousands of other items packaged in a similar fashion. Worse, when it's a pair of scissors wrapped like that, & you need scissors to open it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 11 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said: What did they do before plastic bags were available??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Melbun said: Some places in the west put Chinese food in cardboard waterproof containers. Maybe the Thais can emulate them. Why do you think the cardboard is waterproof? Its because of plastic...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Prairieboy said: This is the type of packaging that bothers me and there are thousands of other items packaged in a similar fashion. This is anti-theft packaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHTel Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Quote End in sight as January 1st "D-Day" looms This report is very inaccurate. But that's not unusual for TV news. Quote The cabinet has given the green light for a "no plastic" campaign which will start on Jan 1 next year ahead of a ban on single-use plastic bags in 2021. Thailand will ban three types of plastic (microbeads, cap seals and oxo-degradable plastics) by the end of this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theequalizer Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 On my first visit to the Philippines in 1987, I saw and heard public service announcements about the negative effects of littering. Even my own Filipino family would walk to a nearby bridge that spanned a small creek and toss their trash over the railing. During periods of high tide, the trash would get pulled downstream and into Manila Bay. Now some 32 years later, Filipinos are still throwing their trash into streams, lakes and the ocean. I have come to the conclusion that the teaching model has not been effective in changing bad habits. For most of us, plastic pollution is personal. We all have stories about our favorite beach, park, or even city streets being littered with forgotten pieces of other people’s lives. While single-use plastic products might only serve us for twelve minutes, they will outlive our great-grandchildren, and they’re doing great harm to the environment in the process. One garbage truckload of plastic enters our ocean every minute, impacting marine life and altering ecosystems. Animals often mistake the plastic for food, and starve to death with their bellies full of waste lacking in nutrition. Recent studies have shown that corals are eating plastic, and even coming into contact with plastic waste can cause them to develop diseases. Then there’s the problem of microplastics. As plastic in the ocean is exposed to UV radiation from the sun, wind, and wave action, it breaks up into smaller and smaller pieces called microplastics. These fragments travel through the water column, acting as magnets for toxic chemicals that have been dumped into the ocean. Microplastics are small enough to be consumed by plankton and in turn accumulate up the food chain into the seafood that ends up on our plates. A quarter of the fish found in markets, as well as all salt and beer tested, have plastic contamination. Nearly 83% of drinking water worldwide has been found to contain plastic fibers. Plastic is even in the air we breathe because people violate the open-burning laws and burn their trash which contains plastics. We know how plastic impacts human health. Certain chemicals in plastic have been identified as an endocrine-disrupt, essentially interfering with the body’s ability to communicate with itself, causing developmental defects in infants and children as well as cancer in adults. Ultimately, this is not just an environmental issue, but also a public health issue. The only solution is to permanently ban the use of all plastic food and bottle containers. I grew up in a time when all food condiments and beverages were all packaged in glass containers. And the best things about glass is that it can be crushed, recycled and added to concrete. Plastic is killing our food supply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 hours ago, fforest1 said: Why do you think the cardboard is waterproof? Its because of plastic...lol Wroooooooong !! It's a wax coating (like bees wax) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Henryford said: I always reuse the plastic shopping bags as waste bags. So now i will have to buy plastic waste bags and throw those away instead !! Just what I said. Also, my biggest gripe is that thick plastic wrap around some kitchen gadgets or electrical items etc . You know the wrap I mean. The one that's almost impenetrable except for a jackhammer or dynamite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 16 hours ago, DUNROAMIN said: The worst offenders are the small street vendors, 2-3 plastics bags for sauces, 2-3 bags for salad and meat, then one more to carry all together. I cant see that stopping too soon, how are Thais going to carry their dinner home, Tupperware!!!!!! Most people have a kitchen. It's normally used to cook food in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackheart1916 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 On 11/13/2019 at 1:37 PM, Denim said: No more rubber condoms either. The ecologically friendly prophylactic is now a hollowed out aubergine or cucumber. Soon to be on sale in green supermarkets. Not true, condoms are not single use, I use mine plenty if times, I just wash the fxxx out of it. Everyone does, don't they........????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 22 hours ago, Vacuum said: Most people have a kitchen. It's normally used to cook food in. hahah not much loom in Thai kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Today at the Makro I bought these cookies (see photo), they are packed in plastic one by one, how do you think of removing the plastic in cases like this ???? For information, I thought it was just a plastic bag, then the surprise at home. In the future I will look carefully at what I buy before buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbun Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 19 hours ago, Blackheart1916 said: Not true, condoms are not single use, I use mine plenty if times, I just wash the fxxx out of it. Everyone does, don't they........????? I'm sure what you are saying is 'poppy - cock' ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garbol56 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Less plastic bags given out would also mean less plastic bags burnt in the small roadside rubbish fires the Thais love to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I'm generally pessimistic about getting people to change unless the change is imposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 My pet hate is the gratuitous triple bagging of six packs of water, already in plastic bottles, encased in a thick plastic sheath which itself is strong enough to hook your fingers under and carry. It's not uncommon to see a shopping trolley of 4 or 5 cases of water getting double bagged, with a third plastic bag tied as a handle, each taking 30 seconds to package and backing up the queues. I bet they're not even being transported any further than the car park. Since consumers clearly won't take the initiative, supermarkets and convenience stores need to knock this kind of BS on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I don't believe it until I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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