Thread: No plastic bags at Villa Market, for farangs...

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Originally Posted by SKkin

According to AllAboutBags.ca

All About Bags - Paper Versus Plastic Bags - Which is More Environmentally Friendly?

The Canadian Plastics Industry thanks you for your consideration.

Yup, let's here it for statistical data... present the set of statistics to support your agenda, hmm... just who paid for the study, you ask, eh?


Anyway, regardless of the environmental "footprint" the horrible unsightliness of discarded plastic says it all. And, it ain't so much the bags, styrene containers, styrofoam, utensils, plastic components, piles of garbage, collections of plastic of any type... UGLY, UGLY, UGLY, and in your face, hence the attention.

Lots of research into "biodegradable plastics", plastic-eating bacteria, hybrid organic/plastic materials, degraded plastic w/short life cycles, recycling plastic, etc. To date, all the research has provided a few "cost-prohibitive" solutions to the growing problem.

Plastic grocery bags, like the water bottle security seals, are being acted upon only because there is a viable revenue source in addressing the problem.

Mandatory recycling of materials (all materials) is the solution. But, businesses and civilization in general need to be dragged "kicking and screaming" into a recyclable mentality.

Originally Posted by bowie

Mandatory recycling of materials (all materials) is the solution.

Yes, but mandatory reduction in plastics also.

I was going to say that not all plastics are viably recyclable, but that's not true. A bit of a tangent, these plastic brick machines use all plastics, including vinyl and polystyrene.

There are several versions of this type of machine. One I was interested in last year fits into a 40 foot shipping container. Thailand needs some of these machines. It would be a great enterprise for the government to get behind. Thermal properties of these bricks is an advantage for Thailand too.

Obviously, you are a Thai,...yourself,...eh?

Originally Posted by bowie

Yup, let's here it for statistical data... present the set of statistics to support your agenda, hmm... just who paid for the study, you ask, eh?


Anyway, regardless of the environmental "footprint" the horrible unsightliness of discarded plastic says it all. And, it ain't so much the bags, styrene containers, styrofoam, utensils, plastic components, piles of garbage, collections of plastic of any type... UGLY, UGLY, UGLY, and in your face, hence the attention.

Lots of research into "biodegradable plastics", plastic-eating bacteria, hybrid organic/plastic materials, degraded plastic w/short life cycles, recycling plastic, etc. To date, all the research has provided a few "cost-prohibitive" solutions to the growing problem.

Plastic grocery bags, like the water bottle security seals, are being acted upon only because there is a viable revenue source in addressing the problem.

Mandatory recycling of materials (all materials) is the solution. But, businesses and civilization in general need to be dragged "kicking and screaming" into a recyclable mentality.

My question,...how can any solution, capable of proving remedial redemption of the global eco-system, possibly be considered as being "cost-prohibitive",...even by those governmental savants?...

On my way to Thailand to stock up on free plastic bags while I still can.

Originally Posted by foobar

I doubt there are "many" Thais who "can speak clear, discernible basic English, yet they cannot read English." ...these days. Never mind shopping in Villa.

But, lets just put that point aside for a moment and pretend they do exist, what percentage of Villa's checkout traffic would you guestimate will be these kinds of Thai?

My (irrefutable) experience,...ok? Fyi ~ I have held more English language (although brief) discussions with more Sino-Thai customers @ Villa Market, than any other shopping venue.

In fact, it is the Thai customers (themselves) who initiate those exchanges, despite their assumptions that I might be a native African. I presumed, of course, that Thais approach me...

only,...in the absence of a Farang Kao to approach,...usually their (Thai) preferred,...first choice of a foreigner,...to approach, instead. Hopefully, I've answered your question,...w/ a bonus tidbit...

Oh, I know who you are now, you were the guy putting all my shopping into plastic bags when I lived in BKK.

Originally Posted by stroller

Oh, I know who you are now, you were the guy putting all my shopping into plastic bags when I lived in BKK.

Excellent post ^ Waiting for your next ^,...brilliant encre >

Was in Villa today while in Bkk. Not only did the gal sell me Contreau and Grand Marnier at 3:30pm she also put all my other stuff in Villa plastic bags and said Thanks!..

"Loss Lips"? Do you mean Gloss Lips, like what you put on for customers at Villa, Ben?

Originally Posted by stroller

"Loss Lips"? Do you mean Gloss Lips, like what you put on for customers at Villa, Ben?

Always ^ looking for a chance to start shiite, eh? I posted nothing to you. Thus, mind your own business, and GROW_TF_UP,... for a change! Oops! You can nt...

Have you tried a plastic bag on you head

It might cure your loss lips

Neither shiite nor sunny here, Sir Ben.

Just got rorted by Tops on their No Plastic Bags on the 3rd of Every Month malarkey.




Can shove in the cupboard with the one I had to buy on the 3rd of last month.