Thailand cuts the use of plastic bags by over 148,000 tonnes in three years

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Wednesday (Feb 15) credited its campaigns among the public for the sharp reduction in the use of single-use plastic and plastic shopping bags, totalling more than 148,000 tonnes in about three years.

PCD director-general Pinsak Suraswadi said the department had launched the campaigns in cooperation with the Environmental Quality Promotion Department (EQPD) in 2018 with the aim of reducing single-use plastic bags and plastic shopping bags by 43% by 2021.