People support No Plastic campaign

[webfact]

People support No Plastic campaign

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A recent survey shows that most people support the government’s No Plastic campaign, which will start on January 1st, and changing consumer behavior to promote a clean environment

 

The Natural Resources and Environment Minister, Varawut Silpa-archa, said today his ministry has arranged an event to mark Thai Environment Day as well as the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Volunteer Day, which falls on December 4 every year. This year, the event encourages people to take care of the world for future generations.

 

The event is held to show gratitude to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, as he was called "Thailand’s Father of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation" and to promote His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s royal policy of doing good deeds for the public and preserving the natural resources and environment. The event encourages people to cut down on the single use of plastic materials.

 

A Suan Dusit Poll conducted a survey on the ban on single-use plastic bags in 2020. The survey was conducted between October 30 and November 15 this year, and involved 2,032 respondents nationwide.

 

According to the survey, 90% of the respondents agreed with the ban, 91.28% said they have changed their consumer behavior, 88.78% were aware of the government’s No Plastic campaign, 86.71% supported the idea of using reusable bags, 77.46% wanted the government to enforce a law to control uses of plastic materials and 61.42% approved the idea of having consumers pay for plastic bags.

 

The Permanent Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment, Jatuporn Buruspat, said today that members of the public will have to be prepared for the ban on single-use plastic bags, starting January 1 2020. Seventy-six companies overseeing department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores have joined the No Plastic campaign and will no longer provide plastic bags that are less than 36 microns thick to their customers.

 

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[leeneeds]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Buruspat, said today that members of the public will have to be prepared for the ban on single-use plastic bags, starting January 1 2020.

Getting in the habit of taking my canvas bags with me when shopping has caught me out a couple of times, getting to  the check out and all goods placed in my trolley unpacked, 

##it , I berated myself, you dumb <deleted> bring your bags, 

now I have placed canvas bags in glove box and under scooter seat, its just remembering to take them with me once entering the shops, 

happy to walk back and repack at my car, I am 

all for no plastic,

my new years resolution

don't forget you'r canvas bags.

[Chazar]

I see they managed to squeeze the brainwashing sentences in there.

[Chazar]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

will no longer provide plastic bags that are less than 36 microns thick to their customers.

Get out  clause ........all bags now 36.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 microns  thick

Edited December 4, 2019 by Chazar

[mok199]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

People support No Plastic campaign

 

Absolute rubbish.....''awareness'' and ''slogans ''are Thailands answer to the hard work of real change...

[Deli]

Indeed: Rubbish !

[Jimbo2014]

The government needs to make stronger moves towards punishment for rubbishing and dumping along with restrictions on manufacturers and retailers concerning use of plastic in packaging and products (straws, cups, bottles etc.).  Without top down leadership the bottom up impact will be very limited.  Sigh! ????

[30la]

The problem is that many Thai and even farang are dependent on plastic bags!
I hope that we can drastically decrease the plastic but, I don't believe it, I hope to be surprised!

[fforest1]

According to the survey, 90% of the respondents agreed with the ban, 91.28% said they have changed their consumer behavior,

 

Boy I would say about 91.28% dont use their own bag at the big C where I shop....

Thais love plastic bags.....

[Beggar]

"Seventy-six companies overseeing department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores have joined the No Plastic campaign and will no longer provide plastic bags that are less than 36 microns thick to their customers."

 

I have no problem if they provide plastic bags with at least 36 microns as long as they are free.

[fforest1]

I think the Thai economy would collapse overnight with out free plastic bags,,,,, 

[HHTel]

Firstly, the non-issue of plastic bags by the large retailers from Jan 1st is NOT A BAN, just a campaign backed by an agreement signed by a number of companies and associations. Retailers can still issue plastic bags at their own discretion until Jan 1st 2021 when it will become law.

 

However, I'm all in favour of stopping the issue of single use plastic.

 

I was in Tesco's yesterday and was quite surprised that many if not most customers at the checkouts had their own bags.  And guess what ----- most of them were Thais.  It seems that the locals will adapt and get into line while many foreign posters on here will not.  I know whose side I'm on.  

 

Regarding the supermarkets like Tesco's, they do need to provide alternatives for loose veg and fruit that are currently placed in a plastic bag to be weighed.

 

 

 

[shackleton]

While this is welcome news

which will no doubt will cut back on the amount of  waste 

but as said before its what the people do with the plastic bags polystyrene cups containers ect

Will be still dumped on the side roads,  street Klongs that,s where the main problem is

[jak2002003]

1 hour ago, 30la said:

The problem is that many Thai and even farang are dependent on plastic bags!
I hope that we can drastically decrease the plastic but, I don't believe it, I hope to be surprised!

I think the problem is that people don't have an alternative to plastic in most cases.

 

I went to buy a few things from a supermarket which had signs everywhere going on about saving the environment and not using plastic bags.  I bought several items …… all wrapped in thick plastic.. there were no alternatives.  What's the point in skipping a few thin plastic shopping bags, when 99 percent of the goods are encases in excessive amounts of thick plastic.... even the fruit and vegetables were individually wrapped up... crazy!!!!  

 

No excuse for this... its all marketing.  

 

 

[Burma Bill]

Quote:-

"The survey was conducted between October 30 and November 15 this year, and involved 2,032 respondents nationwide"

In my opinion, not a realistic reflection. 2,032 is not even the population of my local town here in rural Issan where the single use plastic bag reigns!!

[Curt1591]

49 minutes ago, fforest1 said:

I think the Thai economy would collapse overnight with out free plastic bags,,,,, 

Unfortunately, probably the biggest source of runaway plastic is the small vendors. If the ban reaches them, many will be put out of business. Although it would be great, few will bring their own container to pick up some khao gaeng on the way to work. 

If the gubment really wants to inspire these people, maybe they should offer reusable "lunch boxes" for such a campaign.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

A recent survey shows that most people support the government’s No Plastic campaign, which will start on January 1st, and changing consumer behavior to promote a clean environment

Recently at my local Big C the "fast lane" check-out [under 10 items] does not provide plastic carry-out bags

but does provide tote type bags at a minimal price.
Every shopper in front of me was told as they approached the desk that this was the new policy, if they didn't have a bag or want to buy one they had to go to another normal aisle.... needless to say that's exactly what they all did, leaving me with my own bag that I took with me to walk straight to the front.

I don't think the message has yet filtered through to the local population that things are changing.

[Rimmer]

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[shaurma maurma]

But why “No plastic bags” is written in English!?? In Thailand! To imply that farangs are the only ones to follow it???

 

Most thais aren’t able to read it! Let alone understand. Let alone apply on practice!

 

And farangs already know that and some follow too.

[HHTel]

2 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

Quote:-

"The survey was conducted between October 30 and November 15 this year, and involved 2,032 respondents nationwide"

In my opinion, not a realistic reflection. 2,032 is not even the population of my local town here in rural Issan where the single use plastic bag reigns!!

Taking small samples from large populations is a valid statistical technique for getting accurate information about the wider population, for a fraction of the time and cost.

Of course the smaller the sample, then the greater the margin of error.  In 2,000 people that would be +- around 2.4%

[Papafarang]

It not matter how thin or thick to bag is it’s still plastic 

some people have plastic grey matter 

i should think are the stores that are going to to not use plastic bags must have lots stored somewhere all printed with there name on 

just throw them on road side or the sea

[Pilotman]

Went into Tesco this morning, with my own bags.  At the check out, despite telling the girl not to pack my shopping in their plastic bags,  and putting my own bags into the packing area, she just ignored me and went ahead anyway.  By the time I had emptied my trolley and turned around, she had packed 4 Tesco plastic bags, including one that just had a pack of computer printing paper in it.  Totally could not care less. I have also heard numerous complaints from Thais about the lack of bags on no bag days.  They have a very long way to go to get any acceptance of the new rules. 

[Burma Bill]

Interesting comments about "no bag days" and I recently experienced this on a visit to Lanna (Chiang Mai) from Isaan. I went into a TOPS supermarket and having selected and placed all my goods in a sturdy plastic carrying basket, I went to the check out. The young man started bar coding my purchases and half way through asked me where was my bag, further stating "today is no bag day". I then realized why customers behind me all had small trolleys. I replied  "no bag (from TOPS) - no pay". I then started to walk away leaving half the goods checked and the other half unchecked. He tried to SELL me a bag which I refused. I emptied the unchecked goods onto the counter, took the basket and eventually re-stacked it with my purchases. The man let me take the basket containing my purchases to my car. This TOPS basket is now in my house back in Isaan! I know I will get flack about my post but there was no sign in TOPS that I could see stating "no bag day". If there had been one I would have gone to Rimping instead, where plastic bags were provided. An interesting observation was a large cardboard box behind the check-out which contained a large assortment of products - possibly ditched by customers who could not get a bag?

[Curt1591]

Went to Tesco Lotus today. Bought some fruit. 

Can't wait until they get rid of all plastic bags and wraps. It's going to be fun watch shoppers and clerks sort and price the fruit and veggies ...

[PETERTHEEATER]

People support No Plastic campaign

 

What, both of them?

[Humpy]

Can't wait to get my fish head soup from the local market in a paper bag or perhaps in my reusable canvas bag or do I take a saucepan with me? There is nothing wrong with plastic bags it's the way people get rid of them that's the problem. 

[Pilotman]

2 minutes ago, Humpy said:

Can't wait to get my fish head soup from the local market in a paper bag or perhaps in my reusable canvas bag or do I take a saucepan with me? There is nothing wrong with plastic bags it's the way people get rid of them that's the problem. 

so how should you, as you put it, 'get rid of them'?  Its not as easy to do as to write.  The fact is that they are an environmentally destructive item that is not easy to dispose of in an environmentally acceptable way for the individual user, hence the very necessary ban. 

[Stocky]

9 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

Unfortunately, probably the biggest source of runaway plastic is the small vendors. If the ban reaches them, many will be put out of business. Although it would be great, few will bring their own container to pick up some khao gaeng on the way to work. 

If the gubment really wants to inspire these people, maybe they should offer reusable "lunch boxes" for such a campaign.

Meh, more plastic.

 

Back to the old fashioned Indian dabbas or tiffin carrier.

 

[Humpy]

49 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

so how should you, as you put it, 'get rid of them'?  Its not as easy to do as to write.  The fact is that they are an environmentally destructive item that is not easy to dispose of in an environmentally acceptable way for the individual user, hence the very necessary ban. 

I and millions of others put the bags in the rubbish bin which is collected by the local bin lorry. It's up to the local administration to see that the rubbish is disposed of in the correct manner. If it isn't then the local administration should be jumped on. ''item that is not easy to dispose of '' ie they couldn't give a damn and throw it in the river.

[Pilotman]

25 minutes ago, Humpy said:

I and millions of others put the bags in the rubbish bin which is collected by the local bin lorry. It's up to the local administration to see that the rubbish is disposed of in the correct manner. If it isn't then the local administration should be jumped on. ''item that is not easy to dispose of '' ie they couldn't give a damn and throw it in the river.

Not a very responsible attitude I would suggest, but not uncommon nowadays.  It always  seems to be someone else's  problem to deal with. If people didn't use them, they wouldn't be around to throw into the river, or bung up the oceans.