{"id":1011,"date":"2025-11-06T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/?page_id=1011"},"modified":"2025-11-06T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T08:29:13","slug":"15-4-2-policy-on-plastic-waste-reduction-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/?page_id=1011","title":{"rendered":"15.4.2 Policy on plastic waste reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mahasarakham University have an action plan in place to reduce plastic waste on campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahasarakham University recognizes the environmental problems resulting from the continuous increase in plastic usage, which affects ecosystems and human health. Therefore, the University has established guidelines for plastic reduction to support its role as a Green University and align with the Sustainable Development Goals, Policy on plastic waste reduction and action plan to reducing plastic waste in 2024 as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. Promote the use of personal reusable cups instead of plastic cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Reduce the use of plastic containers such as foam boxes and plastic bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. Support the use of naturally biodegradable materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4. Discontinue the use of plastic seals\/wrappers on drinking bottle caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Convenience Stores and Restaurants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. Eliminate the use of plastic shopping bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Reduce the use of drinking bottle caps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. Promote the use of environmentally friendly containers, such as sugarcane pulp containers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coffee Shops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. Eliminate plastic straws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Promote the use of reusable cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monitoring and Reporting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1. Continuously conduct public relations and awareness campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2. Monitor the reduction in the volume of plastics used within the university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3. Evaluate operational results to improve and adjust measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-73-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-73-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-73-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-73-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-73.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-32.png 781w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-32-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-32-768x345.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-74.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-74.png 646w, https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-74-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahasarakham University have an action plan in place to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1011","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1015,"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1011\/revisions\/1015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walai.msu.ac.th\/eng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}