Green movement to tackle mountain of plastic waste in ThailandP1 Awareness of waste pollution awareness might have been growing since 1950s but so has the amount of waste we produce all over the globe. That pollution is having an awful effect on land, waterways and oceans. In Thailand, each person produces an estimated one kilogram of waste per day. Multiply that by population number and number of days and the figure is phenomenal.P2 In an effort to solve the problem, the government is collaborating with several private companies and individuals to turn Thailand into a “ zero- waste society” . As part of that initiative, the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion has launched “Mission Zero Waste” , an educational book containing useful guideline for the young generation on how to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste.P3 The Mall Group has launched “ The Mall Group Go Green: Green Everyday” to encourage shoppers to use their own cloth bags and avoid using plastic bags on a daily basis. Those in need of a plastic bag will be asked for a Bt1 donation for each one, with proceeds going to fund environmental conservation work by WWF- Thailand. Tesco Lotus also announced their non- plastic bag campaign by stop giving plastic bags at some Tesco Lotus Express outlets, including three in Koh Chang Island. Central Group’s campaign, called “Central Love the Earth: Say No to Plastic Bags” , was launched on June 5, with a vow to reduce the use of more than 150 million plastic bags this year. The aim is to make Central the first plastic bag-free supermarket chain in Thailand.