No panic over plastic policiesThai consumers begin to bought their own bags for buying products at local grocery stores after most retail distribution channels have stopped to provide plastic bags from early 2020. Thailand's policy is to reduce and ban the use of seven types of single-use plastic during 2019-25. By 2025, single-use plastic cups and plastic straws are scheduled to be banned. "China's plastic converters will produce reusable plastic bags, so demand for thicker plastics will rise in the near future," he said. Hotels in China must stop providing free single-use plastic items by 2025.

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2020 23:37 UTC