No-plastic fantastic Employees carrying banners informing customers about the ban on free single-use plastic bags at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok. Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on free plastic bags to customers, as an environment group on Jan 2 said the move would merely act as a temporary salve to Thailand’s ‘throw-away culture’ and plastic crisis. — AFP
ILOILO CITY: After Typhoon “Ursula” (international name Phanfone) damaged structures, flooded communities, and triggered a lingering blackout and shortage of fuel on Dec 25, Boracay Islanders suffering from tons of uncollected garbage.
Irked residents and business operators have taken to social media to decry the uncollected garbage along the roads amid fully booked hotels and resorts.
