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Thailand’s ranking among the 20 biggest marine plastic polluters has improved by four places, from sixth to tenth, as ranked by Mass of Mismanaged Plastic Waste.The permanent secretary for natural resources and environment says the improvement is largely thanks to government initiatives and the efforts ...

Plastic is today a major part of our convenient, throwaway lifestyles.Since the beginning of mass production in the 1940s, plastics have become almost unavoidable in daily life. But what was once a symbol of convenience now evokes images of overflowing rubbish dumps, oceans saturated with ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Unilever Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding to run the Tourism to Recycling Actions for the Schools and Homes (Trash) project, starting in Krabi province.Other parties, including the Pollution Control Department and Krabi municipality, will join the ...

Southeast Asia has a waste problem: plastic waste imports to the region have spiked since China banned most plastic recycling imports in 2017 and governments across the region are struggling to get a handle on their domestic waste management. Thailand still uses 200 billion plastic ...

Thais can profit from plastic waste, as well as help the environment, by adopting a more circular economy, according to one of the world’s largest plastic producers, Indorama Ventures Plc.The company’s senior vice-president Richard Jones told the Bangkok Post last week that plastic waste deserves ...

The death of baby dugong Mariam, from ingestion of plastic waste at Libong Island, has raised awareness of dugong conservation. The dugong conservation project and villagers have been seeking ways to protect dugongs and seagrass sources in Thailand.Keep reading ...

Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa’s asking 43 giant retailers, major plastic manufacturers and leading department stores to stop handing out single-use plastic bags starting January next year is a game changer in Thailand’s ongoing campaign to end plastic waste.Keep reading ...

In 1950, the world had a population of 2.5 billion. They produced roughly 1.5 million tonnes of plastic each year, according to Surfers Against Sewage, one of the United Kingdom’s most active environmental charities. Fast forward to 2016, the global population had risen to over ...

Plastic is omnipresent in Thailand. It’s found everywhere, from luxury shopping malls to 7-Eleven convenience stores, on almost every street corner and beneath the skin of some individuals. It’s even inside the stomachs of much marine life.The unprecedented death rate of dugongs and microplastics found ...

Researchers have found microplastic in the stomach of mackerel caught in this southern province and will expand their study to include fish meat and shellfish.Saowalak Khaosaeng, research assistant at the provincial Marine National Park Operation Centre 3, said they began the research after daily morning ...