Use of cap seals to be phased out in one year

 

 

BANGKOK, 4 May 2018 (NNT) - The Pollution Control Department has sought cooperation from 7,000 water bottle manufacturers to stop using plastic cap seals within a year, in order to reduce plastic waste. 

The department has also sent letters to 19 ministries, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Federation of the Thai Industries to seek their cooperation in promoting water bottles without cap seals. They are expected to cultivate an understanding among their employees that drinking from a bottle without the seal is just as safe. 

To eliminate cap seals nationwide, schools, hotels, religious institutes, banks and airlines have been discouraged from buying bottles with cap seals. Cap seals are expected to be phased out completely within 2019.

 

-- nnt 2018-05-04

I always go for no seal. fidgeting around with plastic with short nails is a PITA

Why will it take that long?

 

Just stop using the shrink wrap and turn off the heat gun, the stock on hand will get used and the plastic stuff will go away. Proper stock control will ensure this happens.
Surely they do not hold that much stock?

 

It will show the stores that do not use correct stock rotation or do not buy/sell much water.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

in order to reduce plastic waste. 

And what happens to the empty bottles?

7000 plastic water bottle manufacturers !!

 

Geezus .... talk about a competitive industry.

 

7000 seems like an extraordinarily high number of manufacturers to me.

And what happens to the empty bottles?

They get collected and recycled by an "army of scavengers"

6 minutes ago, electric said:

7000 plastic water bottle manufacturers !!

 

Geezus .... talk about a competitive industry.

 

7000 seems like an extraordinarily high number of manufacturers to me.

That's 1 manufacturer for every 10000 people...........I think not.

Edited May 4, 20188 yr by wgdanson

What a giant leap forward for the planet. I can see the ocean receding as we speak.

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

And what happens to the empty bottles?

They get recycled.

11 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

What a giant leap forward for the planet. I can see the ocean receding as we speak.

This topic was already posted a few weeks ago and there were a lot of people ridiculing it then as well.  These seals are a real problem all over the place because they are accidentally littered as well as purposely dropped.  The bottle usually gets carried around with you all day until you're at a rest area or at home when it can be disposed of properly.  Whereas the seal is small and fiddly and easily falls out of bags and pockets.  It seems a good, logical move to me and I don't understand any criticism.  It's the sort of thing marine life would try and eat because it's so small.

 

Next stop, straws.

This was supposed to happen last year. Another goal delayed.

18 hours ago, electric said:

7000 plastic water bottle manufacturers !!

 

Geezus .... talk about a competitive industry.

 

7000 seems like an extraordinarily high number of manufacturers to me.

You know how it is in Thailand, they see someone start a successful business with loads of customers so they open exactly the same thing either next door or across the street...........

This topic was already posted a few weeks ago and there were a lot of people ridiculing it then as well.  These seals are a real problem all over the place because they are accidentally littered as well as purposely dropped.  The bottle usually gets carried around with you all day until you're at a rest area or at home when it can be disposed of properly.  Whereas the seal is small and fiddly and easily falls out of bags and pockets.  It seems a good, logical move to me and I don't understand any criticism.  It's the sort of thing marine life would try and eat because it's so small.
 
Next stop, straws.

Recently I saw a video about pasta straws. You can search the Web or Facebook.
IMHO a good attempt. Paper straws are horrible, sorry

The water supplier we use from Bang Saphan Noi has already implemented this on the 1.5 litre bottles. I assume once the stock of 600cc have been consumed, then they will go the same way.

 

they were supposed to be phased out from  April 1st this year SO why has it changed??

no one can believe reports anymore !!

22 hours ago, wgdanson said:

And what happens to the empty bottles?

they DONT KNOW.....

Didn't I hear this same rule nearly one year ago??? Good grief.. Just do it!!

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