Make it a year-round campaign
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I heartily support Central Retail Corp and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in their "No Bag, No Baht" campaign to stem the use of plastic bags, which take 450 years to decompose.
From June 5 to 17, Central department store customers can use their own recycled bag of plastic, paper or cloth or donate Bt1 per Central plastic bag to the Foundation for Environmental Preservation. The money collected will be used to increase green areas in Thailand.
Central’s efforts are all the more noteworthy because it has been carrying on similar campaigns for years now. Whereas others just talk about reducing plastic waste and slowing climate change, Central is actually been doing something about it. Siam Paragon, 7-Eleven and other retailers should follow suit, or do Central one better. And, Central, how about making your campaign year-round, not just for 12 days?
Burin Kantabutra
Bangkok
