I took note of three words in that paragraph - Thailand + plastic + promises

As long as someone is making money out of the sale of them they will not be banned. They have been raving on about banning them in Australia for years, still handing them out even if you buy something that fits in a shirt pocket.


Worse case I ever saw of plastic pollution was when I walked over a bridge on the Bishnumati River in Kathmandu, when I walked back to Thamel from the Monkey Temple.
The water was like a sea of plastic bags and bottles, it was disgusting that people are allowed to grow up with the mentality of "it's ok to throw the rubbish in the river".
And when someone steps in and tries to fix these problems they are labeled left-wing shit-stirrers.