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Dow Leads Mangrove Cleanup, Recycling Over 2.2 Tonnes
Published on 03/12/2024
» Dow Thailand Group has once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability with its second annual "Save the Mangroves, Reduce Waste" campaign. The initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Thailand Mangrove Alliance and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, brought together government agencies, employees, and over 400 community volunteers to restore mangroves in Rayong Province.
Triathletes are lab rats for Seine cleanup stunt
News, David Fickling, Published on 01/08/2024
» What's not to like about a sparkling bathing spot in the middle of a global city?
Renewed focus on plastic waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2023
» Thailand is pushing ahead with projects to reduce plastic waste as it struggles to reduce sea pollution, especially after efforts slowed during the pandemic.
Over 460 Thai Union volunteers across the world collect 10 tons of trash on World Oceans Day
Published on 24/06/2023
» Thai Union Group PCL, the world's leading seafood company, has demonstrated its commitment to Healthy Oceans by encouraging its employees from across Thailand, Europe, and Africa to volunteer for a global clean-up program on World Oceans Day, aimed at protecting the marine environment.
SPRC along with IEAT, Governmental Organisations and Rayong Locals gathered over 1,000 volunteers to big-clean Mae Ramphueng Beach, Rayong
Published on 21/09/2022
» Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited, or SPRC, in alliance with Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and Rayong Entrepreneurs in Map Ta Phut and Ban Chang Industrial Estate Area, arranged a beach cleaning event in Rayong or International Coastal Cleanup 2022 (ICC 2022) under the campaign “Sea the Change.” SPRC and its alliance groups gathered more than 1,000 volunteers attending the cleaning event at Mae Ramphueng Beach, Rayong Province, and almost 3,000 kilograms of trash was collected.
Dow & volunteers collect 6.5 tons of marine debris
Published on 20/09/2022
» RAYONG – 20 September 2022 – Dow Thailand Group—along with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, private entrepreneurs, and like-minded organizations who are concerned about the environment—organized a “#PullingOurWeight” activity on the occasion of International Coastal Conservation Day in Rayong Province.
Plastic fantastic in reverse
Published on 20/04/2022
» Great news for Mae Nam Chao Phraya river-lovers. Soon they will no longer have to pretend not to notice that the old girl has a bit of a beauty problem. She’s been breaking out in unsightly and polluting plastic and Styrofoam spots for too long. Worse, it all ends up in the ocean where it takes approx. 450 years to break down, impacting marine life and potentially human health.
Diver films rubbish wasteland in Bali waters
AFP, Published on 08/03/2018
» NUSA PENIDA, Indonesia: Millions of tourists are drawn to Bali's palm-fringed scenery and rich marine life, but a British diver has released stark footage highlighting a growing problem in its famously crystal-clear waters: plastic rubbish.
Pattaya beaches go chairless for big fleet show
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/11/2017
» Pattaya beaches will not be the same until Tuesday, with umbrellas and chairs folded up as part of a cleanup campaign to mark the arrival of international naval fleets.
Law cops out on transgender rights in Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 20/08/2017
» After a long night performing at one of Pattaya's most famous cabaret shows, Aom only wanted a good rest. The 35-year-old cabaret performer left work at 1am without pausing to remove her make-up. Mounting her motorcycle, she decided to go home via Pattaya Beach Road, a stretch known as a hangout for transgender sex workers and heavily patrolled by police.