Although normal business is expected to gradually resume, Thais should not be careless toward the COVID-19 situation as the virus spread can return any time. It is confident that this group of products will be able to reach consumers during work from home and in response to the New Normal lifestyle. Regarding, Thailand's 'plastic waste' situation, information from PPP Plastics' online forum on "Plastic Waste: Management and Opportunities Post-COVID-19" indicates that prior to COVID, Thailand has an average of 2 million tons of plastic waste/year or about 90 grams/person/day (January-December 2019). Dr. Wijarn Simachaya, President of the Public Private Partnership for Sustainable Plastic and Waste Management (PPP Plastics) said, “Waste to WORTH: Sorting is Easy” is an example demonstrates the commitment of Sansiri, Unilever and PPP Plastics to help solve plastic waste problem, at source. The key fundamentals to re-purpose post-consumed plastic are to create drop point and connection network from segregators and recyclers in line with the government's Plastic Waste Management Roadmap 2018 – 2030.

Source: Bangkok Post October 01, 2021 03:44 UTC