Some of the 80 plastic bags found in the stomach of a pilot whale that died on June 1 off the coast in Songkhla province, unable to digest or vomit them out. (Photo supplied by Marine and Coastal Resources Department)The 30 state hospitals under the Department of Medical Services (DMS) will all stop providing patients with plastic bags to take home medication from Oct 1. He said 18 of the 30 hospitals under the DMS have already been piloting the project and stopped giving out plastic bags to patients. The 30 hospitals are in all regions of the country and include Lerdsin Hospital, Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health and Prasat Neurological Institute in Bangkok. The movement to do away with plastic straws is gaining serious momentum, with governments from the UK to Taiwan considering bans.

Source: Bangkok Post June 05, 2018 03:22 UTC