Minister: TV channels 'mean well' by blurring plastic bagsNatural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa, centre, hands out reusable cloth bags to shoppers at a superstore in Bangkok on Wednesday, when many stores stopped giving away single-use plastic bags. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)The environment minister has sprung to the defence of TV stations ridiculed on social media for blurring out single-use plastic bags to discourage their use, saying their decision was "well-intentioned". The minister said Thais were good at adapting and would find alternatives to plastic bags. He praised people who showed initiative and took their own containers with them when shopping,Many major stores stopped giving away single-use plastic bags on Wednesday. Last month, eight TV stations agreed to promote the end of single-use plastic bags by blurring images of them on their channels.

Source: Bangkok Post January 03, 2020 09:44 UTC