Thailand uses a lot of single plastic bags. A LOT.
Nation Multimedia says, "As noted by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD), plastic waste in the country continues to increase, and at the annual rate of 12 per cent, or around 2 million tonnes. Only 0.5 million tonnes of this waste can be reused, while the remaining 1.5 million tonnes, 80 per cent of which are single-use plastic bags, accumulate in official dumping sites or elsewhere." (Read the full article here.) So I was able to get the study abroad organization Loop Abroad to go along with an idea. What if we turned shirts that the students no longer wanted into reusable bags, and gave them away? Maybe we could get people thinking about reducing single-use plastics in a fun way. I think this might be a great model for other organizations abroad or at home, and I can't wait to share more about this project and the other great ways it contributed to the community. (Hint: this project actually paid local women to sew the bags, which was a great bonus and a way to involve the local community in a sustainable way!) For now, here are some photos of the first successful bag giveaway with Loop Abroad - we're looking forward to planning for hundreds more bags supplied over the next year. (This giveaway was approximately 200 bags).
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