Spain’s plastic law impacts Thai beverage exports

[snoop1130]

 

The Ministry of Commerce’s latest directive has set Thai entrepreneurs on a mission to crack the cap code in light of Spain’s latest law on plastic waste.

 

To tackle plastic waste, Spain’s new law insists bottle caps remain steadfastly attached, impacting global trade. Aligning with the EU’s green agenda, this move aims to slash plastic pollution and set a new standard for sustainability.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, Phumtham Wechayachai, revealed that Thailand is gearing up to meet these stringent regulations, set to take effect from July 3. With the EU pushing for PET bottles to contain increasing levels of recycled plastic, adaptation is not just desirable but essential for survival in the international market.

 

As Spain paves the way for eco-friendly packaging, Thai entrepreneurs are poised to follow suit, exploring innovative solutions and materials to reduce plastic usage. From attached caps to alternative packaging, the race to eco-consciousness is on.

 

With consumer demand for sustainable products at an all-time high, businesses must sprint to keep pace with the EU’s evolving regulations, reported Pattaya Mail.

 

Failure to adapt risks being left behind in the race for sustainable international trade supremacy.

 

In related news, Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is optimistic about recycling all plastic waste by 2027, as part of an initiative to curb the use of plastic. This plan forms part of the ministry’s plastic waste management roadmap from 2018 to 2030.

 

The strategy was devised in response to concerns over the growing use of single-use plastics, according to Thalerngsak Phetsuwan, the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, speaking at a conference commemorating the upcoming Earth Day on April 22.

 

In other news, to combat plastic pollution, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s Bottle Free Seas project has proven to be a roaring success, with plans now underway to expand its reach by installing an additional 200 drinking water refill points across the city.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Caption: Photo courtesy of Pattaya Mail

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-19

 

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[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

To tackle plastic waste, Spain’s new law insists bottle caps remain steadfastly attached

[newbee2022]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

...and what is wrong?

[Srikcir]

I always squeeze the plastic bottle, then screw the cap back on so reducing bottle size and keeping cap for recycling. Could just throw the cap in the recycle bag along with bottles but need larger bag.

[0ffshore360]

A tear strip and flip top cap which stay attached has been in existence for a long time. Resistance to change will be on filling system machinery which with the capping system mainly used is simple and efficient, and cheap.

 

[john donson]

if you want to tackle pollution from plastic... more 1 baht water dispending machines, but checked by officials (lol)...  if you buy 2 bottles a day of whatever.. that is 700+ per person per year...  strange I never saw one in a mall

[Confuscious]

What was wrong with the old water dispensers?
Why did they need to take them out and replace them with plastic bottles?
When I grew up, there used to be  almost everywhere "free water taps" where you could drink fresh water.
People who needed to drink more fluid carried a Tin can with them.
Even almost every Spanish used to carry a bottle (bodeja) with fluid with them.

As I recall, nobody died from that.

"Plastic, the future for mankind", Diatribe of the Green movement in the '70's.

 

[connda]

I remember recyclable glass bottles.  Plastics are pushed by petrochemical corporations who make them.
If government really wanted to address plastics, create laws to ban plastics in favor of recyclable glass.

Won't happen though - too much corporate money flows to government "lawmakers" to make sure it never happens.  Mussolini had a name for this type of corporatism where corporations pretty much control governments and government officials benefit from the largess of corporate funding - all at the expense of the average citizen who are thrown an occasional bone from off of the public-private banquet table.

[Bobthegimp]

34 minutes ago, connda said:

I remember recyclable glass bottles.  Plastics are pushed by petrochemical corporations who make them.
If government really wanted to address plastics, create laws to ban plastics in favor of recyclable glass.

Won't happen though - too much corporate money flows to government "lawmakers" to make sure it never happens.  Mussolini had a name for this type of corporatism where corporations pretty much control governments and government officials benefit from the largess of corporate funding - all at the expense of the average citizen who are thrown an occasional bone from off of the public-private banquet table.

 

You're correct, but there's also another aspect to the miracle of plastic bottles. Plastic bottles are lighter, so much so that the amount of fuel required to transport them was significantly reduced.  Plastic bottles don't break when they fall off of a shelf or are knocked over. This reduced product loss and improved profits.  

 

Recycling is inefficient at best. The amount of energy required to gather, transport, and melt everything down exceeds the value of the end product.  Then there's the question of how the required energy is produced.  Is it from burning coal or natural gas?  Those inputs have to be included as well. 

[Confuscious]

Reusable bottle, used worldwide during many centuries.
And you can use it even for wine.

 

[Pouatchee]

On 4/19/2024 at 2:21 PM, snoop1130 said:

With consumer demand for sustainable products at an all-time high

 

IMHO anything that raises prices is not in demand by consumers. i think that this 'consumer demand' thing is a main instream media attempt to make people gobble up this bull sh!t. i am pro sustainability, but i dont like when mainstream media pushes any agenda

[retarius]

6 hours ago, Srikcir said:

I always squeeze the plastic bottle, then screw the cap back on so reducing bottle size and keeping cap for recycling. Could just throw the cap in the recycle bag along with bottles but need larger bag.

You must be a saint.