Thailand to ban three kinds of plastic by end of this year

22 May 2019
The Thaiger
Pollution and waste
plastic / plastic waste / plastic-waste management / single-use plastics

By the end of 2019 Thailand will be free from three types of plastic – microbeads, cap seals and oxo-degradable plastics.

Then by 2022 four other types of single-use plastics will also be banned – lightweight plastic bags less than 36 microns thick; styrofoam food containers for takeaways; plastic cups and plastic straws – according to a road map approved by the Cabinet.

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