Thailand’s spot on the list of countries with the highest levels of marine plastic pollution has been reduced from #6 to #10 in light of the country’s efforts to combat plastic waste. Thailand recently reached an international agreement to combat the looming problem of plastic waste at the United Nation’s most recent Environmental Assembly – or UNEA – meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya. Thailand has established a panel to help draft international laws on plastic pollution and aims to completely stop the use of seven types of single-use plastic by 2027, replacing them with environmentally-friendly alternatives.
Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silapa-archa attended the 5th UNEA meeting and agreed for the country to join the global initiative ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument.’
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