Thailand On Plastic Consumption and Pollution

NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - AUGUST 4: At the Indorama Ventures factory, flattened plastic bottles bottles are stacked in bales for recycling before being moved into the factory for processing on August 4 ,2017 in Nakon Pathom, Thailand. Indorama Ventures has 70 operating sites in 24 countries. In one year they estimate that they recycle 1.43 billion plastic bottles manufacturing the plastic into Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle flakes and post consumer recycle (PCR) for the textile market IPI -NPT chips are produced. According to a recent study published, Thailand along with China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are on the list of the world's top-five plastic polluters. Cleaning up plastic pollution in Thailand is a challenge due to obstacles caused by culture, infrastructure and environment. Many plastic items like shopping bags, and food wrapping tend to be used for short periods before being discarded. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)