Chester aims to ditch single-use plastic
Fast-food chain Chester plans to stop single-use plastic for takeaway orders.
Owned by Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited or CPF, Chester has been serving grilled chicken and Thai rice for more than 30 years with 200 branches in Thailand.
Rungthip Prommachat, Chester vice president, said the firm had served reusable melamine plates, stainless forks, spoons and glass tumblers to customers at the outlet for more than 30 years since its opening.
This practice is based on CPF policy to reduce waste disposal to landfill by 25 per cent in 2020, compared to the base year of 2015.
"We are proud to be the first Thai fast-food restaurant to continuously determine to serve meals with reusable plates, cutlery and glasses at all 200 outlets. This initiative surely serves our customers' needs and helps Chester to be a part of a world that reduces waste," added Rungthip.
She said Chester is also considering the use of more biodegradable packaging for delivery instead of single-use plastics.
The company's targets are to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions by 15 per cent. It also wants to reduce water consumption and waste disposal to landfill by 25 per cent and 30 per cent respectively from 2015 levels.
