Thailand Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags In Major Stores

Thailand aims to ban plastic bags by next year as part of a larger plan to reduce ocean debris. The initiative began after public outrage over a baby dugong's death from plastic consumption. The plan includes banning microbeads in cosmetics. Since the campaign's start, Thailand has reduced plastic bag use by 2 billion. The country, once ranked sixth in ocean waste dumping, improved to tenth due to public cooperation.

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