Thai national parks ban single-use plastics


In this file handout photo released by the Office of Protected Area Region 13 on Nov 26, 2019 and taken on Nov 25, 2019, veterinarians examine pieces of plastic waste and other trash totalling some seven kilograms recovered from the stomach of a dead deer at Khun Sathan National Park in Thailand's Nan province. - AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand on Wednesday (April 6) banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.

Waters off the coast of Thailand are choked with pollution and the coronavirus pandemic has brought a surge in plastic waste as demand for takeaway food grows.

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