Thai street food is the best. I can eat this cuisine, all day, every day. Across Thailand, there are many delicious vendor stands at the side of the road, making it easy to grab a snack or lunch to go.
Working in Thailand, I found my level of single use plastic items was becoming over the top. For example, in the first photo is 2 plastics for different sauces, 1 for the noodle and veggies, 1 the curry and 1 more carry bag. That\’s 5 items, 6 including the chopstick wrapper. At the end of meals, everyone throws the entire plastics in the bin.
The middle photo is a single use plastic cup, lid, straw and a carry bag. That\’s another 4 items.
I\’ve always collected my plastic bags to reuse. My pile, in both my home and office, was becoming insanely big, incredibly fast. I couldn\’t reuse the bags at the same rate as in my home country. There, you are charged to use a bag, and therefore end up declining the extra cost. And there was nothing I could do with the small sauced ones. This didn\’t sit right with me. I was making too much trash.
I also would see a lot of rubbish littered in nature. In the rivers, the sea, the jungles and I decided it was enough. I wasn\’t living my values.
I found all the venders more than happy to help when I offered over my reusables instead. There are moments where items would get lost in translation. I\’ve had to stop the whole tiffin tin being put into a plastic bag. But, usually, the problem (which is not an actual problem at all) is generosity. I can\’t shut the lids! The vendors are so kind to me that they\’d fill up all two tins instead of one to make sure that I get enough, which is so sweet.
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What is a pinto tin?
\”Pinto\” or \”tiffin\” is the word used in Thailand for tiered carriers. Otherwise known as a lunch box, used widely in Asia to carry meals.
My tiffin tin is enamel coated, and I bought it for a few hundred Thai baht at a store in Worrowat market, in Chiang Mai.
I have seen many fantastic designs in Thailand, made from aluminium and stunning ceramics.
Pinto tins are cute, useful, easy to carry and no faff.
The middle photo is a single use plastic cup, lid, straw and a carry bag. That\’s another 4 items.
I\’ve always collected my plastic bags to reuse. My pile, in both my home and office, was becoming insanely big, incredibly fast. I couldn\’t reuse the bags at the same rate as in my home country. There, you are charged to use a bag, and therefore end up declining the extra cost. And there was nothing I could do with the small sauced ones. This didn\’t sit right with me. I was making too much trash.
I also would see a lot of rubbish littered in nature. In the rivers, the sea, the jungles and I decided it was enough. I wasn\’t living my values.
I found all the venders more than happy to help when I offered over my reusables instead. There are moments where items would get lost in translation. I\’ve had to stop the whole tiffin tin being put into a plastic bag. But, usually, the problem (which is not an actual problem at all) is generosity. I can\’t shut the lids! The vendors are so kind to me that they\’d fill up all two tins instead of one to make sure that I get enough, which is so sweet.
[blockquote text=\”I invested in a few key reusable pieces, like a colourful pinto tin, reusable cup and a smaller lunchbox with built-in cutlery, to help change my lifestyle.\” show_quote_icon=\”yes\”][vc_empty_space height=\”30px\”][vc_column_text]
What is a pinto tin?
\”Pinto\” or \”tiffin\” is the word used in Thailand for tiered carriers. Otherwise known as a lunch box, used widely in Asia to carry meals.
My tiffin tin is enamel coated, and I bought it for a few hundred Thai baht at a store in Worrowat market, in Chiang Mai.
I have seen many fantastic designs in Thailand, made from aluminium and stunning ceramics.
Pinto tins are cute, useful, easy to carry and no faff. 