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B22m win in toxic waste case
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/08/2025
» Villagers in Ratchaburi province will receive 22 million baht in compensation for health and environmental damage caused by the Wax Garbage Recycle Centre Company, marking Thailand's first environmental class action securing payment from a corporate wrongdoer.
Green efforts need backing
News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2023
» It is good news that the Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand won the King Bhumibol Soil Day Award 2023, which is an official United Nations award.
Recycling a risk in itself
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2022
» Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.
Locals secure victory over plastics firm
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/12/2020
» Residents of a village in tambon Nam Phu of Ratchaburi's Muang district have won a court battle with a plastic recycling company that was found to have polluted the local environment which negatively impacted their health.
Toxic dump sees court close Waxga's doors
News, Published on 09/03/2018
» The Civil Court division that handles environmental cases has issued an injunction to suspend an industrial-waste-treatment company from dumping toxic waste at its facility in Ratchaburi province.
Tainted water saga has roots in poor policy
News, Adis Israngkura na Ayudya, Published on 08/02/2017
» For the past 15 years, the villagers of tambon Nam Pu, Ratchaburi's Muang district, have complained about toxic wastewater from an industrial waste treatment plant that has contaminated their water sources. Little has been done to ease their plight.