Our amazing Trash Hero chapters are always going the extra mile to involve their communities. In Trang Province in Thailand, the team have recently launched a campaign to “bring your own” reusable bottle, bag, cutlery or container when out shopping or ordering takeaway food.
Their aim is to persuade local businesses – and not just the usual suspects like hip coffee shops, but market stalls and travelling street vendors, too – to offer a discount to any customer who brings a reusable container to take home their products, avoiding the use of a disposable, single-use plastic equivalent.
So far more than 30 vendors have signed up to the scheme, offering discounts of anything from 5 baht (15¢) to 10% off your purchase.
Jean-Luc, one of the Trash Hero Trang leaders (pictured top), reported a positive response to their efforts, saying “the issue [of plastic pollution] is now very big in Thailand. As well as being concerned personally, shop owners understand this initiative is another way to attract customers and also save costs”.
If you’re visiting Trang, check out the list of participating businesses on the Facebook link here : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2188193051253079&type=1&l=e40f0258ee – and don’t forget to bring your containers!
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In the capital of Nay Pyi Taw, heroes from Mandalay, Yangon, Lashio, and Ngapali chapters presented on their ongoing projects and efforts to an incredibly supportive response from government leaders. The President himself described their work as “fantastic,” highlighting the need for such young, active, energetic heroes committed to fighting the imminent threat plastic pollution poses to our environment.
Myanmar’s National TV – MRTV – showcased Trash Hero Myanmar’s activities along with the efforts of other local groups urging the government to follow through on its consideration of legislation to reduce waste and improve waste management systems.
