The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and district administration have announced a joint crackdown on the use and ...

According to the Food Authority, factories producing thick shopping bags will pay a tax of Rs300,000 per machine annually. Wholesale dealers will be taxed Rs200,000 per year, while shopkeepers ...

BANGKOK: A well-known flower garden in Chiang Mai’s Mae Ai district is featuring a giant bear doll made from 296,444 used plastic shopping bags. The bear is called Nong (Baby) Kob Kaeb.

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...