在2020年新年伊始，许多泰国人的心情可能跟上海人面对垃圾分类即将全面实施的心情是一样的，有些惶恐，有些焦虑，又有些小期待。因为：
从2020年1月1日起，全泰国的大型商场、超市以及便利店将不再免费提供且不再出售塑料购物袋。
All major stores in the country have participated in the effort, including CP All (owner of 7-Eleven s local franchise), the Big C Supercentre, Siam Makro, Robinsons, Central Group and The Mall Group.
泰国所有的大型商场都参与了这项行动，其中包括CP All（711便利店泰国连锁的所有方），Big C连锁超市，Siam Makro，Robinsons，中央集团和商城集团。
Thai people are finding creative ways to shop at supermarkets following a nationwide plastic bag ban enacted by the Thailand government at the start of 2020.
泰国政府2020年开始在全国境内禁止使用塑料袋，泰国人现在超市购物是五花八门，充满了创造力。
虽说超市不再免费提供一次性的塑料袋了，但是还是会有可循环利用的袋子出售。
As some viral images suggest, the Thai customers have been responding well to the campaign, with many shoppers going beyond recycled bags.
就像一些走红的照片显示的那样，泰国购物者对此响应颇为积极，回收袋已经无法满足有些人的创造力了。
An album on Facebook compiled 80 photos, in which many shoppers are shown using an assortment of containers.
脸书上的一个相册里的80张照片显示了很多购物者所使用的花样百出的购物器皿。
"I have been avoiding plastic bags for a while already," a Thai office worker carrying a tote bag at the Big C supermarket chain was quoted by Yahoo as saying.
Big C超市，一位拎着个大手提袋的泰国上班族在接受雅虎采访时表示：“我已经有一段时间不用塑料袋了。”
Innovative buyers can be seen making use of tote bags, buckets, laundry baskets and luggage bags among others.
可以看到的是，那些富有创新精神的购物者在使用大手提袋、桶、洗衣篮和行李包这些东西。
Quirky standouts include a shopper using a birdcage, a woman carrying a vase and another pushing a wheelbarrow to carry his goods.
在这些古怪的家伙中，一位购物者使用的是鸟笼，一位女性带了个水缸，还有人用手推车运货。
虽然政策刚开始会使人感到不方便，但想到能为地球减轻一点负担，这点不便也就微不足道了。
The national effort, which is a part of the government s campaign to eliminate plastic use by 2022, comes after Thailand was named among the world s largest contributors to ocean pollution.
这项全国性措施是泰国政府专项行动的组成部分，其旨在至2022年停止使用塑料袋，此前泰国被指为是世界最大的海洋污染源头之一。
While environmentalists commended the campaign as an important first step, they point out that there is still much to be done in the effort to curbing plastic pollution.
环保人士对此表示赞许，称其为重要的第一步。他们指出，在控制塑料污染方面尚还有很多工作需要去做。
英文来源：雅虎