Myanmar: Plastic waste increases during Covid-19 pandemic as more people order food online


YANGON (Eleven Media/ANN): Food order via the online systems has increased during Covid-19 pandemic and as a result, more plastics were used, in turn leading to higher plastic pollution according to Thant Myanmar research which made plastic pollution awareness in Myanmar.

“During Covid-19 pandemic, online food ordering services have increased. As a result, they used plastic bags and one time used plastic bottles and so on.

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