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Two toxic waste ships banned from Thailand
Published on 14/08/2024
» Two Maersk ships reportedly carrying hazardous furnace waste from Albania to Thailand have been banned from Thai ports and will be sent back to Europe.
81% of hazardous cadmium waste returned to Tak
Post Reporters, Published on 20/06/2024
» About 81% of the mishandled hazardous cadmium waste totalling nearly 13,000 tonnes has been returned to its source in Tak province, with the remainder in Samut Sakhon and Chon Buri provinces awaiting transport, according to the Ministry of Industry.
Media forum agrees to support climate awareness
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 25/05/2024
» DILI, Timor-Leste - The National Press Council of Thailand (NPCT) has urged the media in Southeast Asia to help promote environmental awareness among the public, so that more people realise the need to stop harming the environment and start repairing the damage.
Transport of toxic waste halted after depot accident
Published on 30/04/2024
» The Industry Ministry has suspended the transport of toxic cadmium waste indefinitely after a safety breach during the unloading of a truck at a depot in Tak province on Tuesday.
First lot of toxic waste moved
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/04/2024
» The transfer of the first lot of toxic tailings which had been illegally moved from a landfill in Tak kicked off yesterday and is expected to conclude in June, according to a source in the Industry Ministry.
Menace of toxic waste lingers on
Published on 29/04/2024
» Recent blazes in hazardous waste storage plants in Rayong and Ayutthaya, and smuggling of cadmium tailings from Tak to several provinces in Thailand have raised questions about hazardous waste management.
Cadmium waste removal plan given go-ahead
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2024
» The company responsible for mishandling cadmium waste has received approval from the Ministry of Industry for its plan to move the hazardous material and dispose of it properly.
Cadmium waste buyer faces charge
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2024
» Police have charged the buyer of cadmium waste from Tak who stored tailings in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon with illegally possessing a hazardous substance.
Govt orders action on cadmium saga
News, Published on 18/04/2024
» The Industry Ministry has instructed the Samut Sakhon Provincial Industry Office to file complaints against anyone owning the cadmium tailings discovered in the province.
Tailings to be returned from May 7
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 17/04/2024
» Bound & Beyond Plc will start transporting cadmium tailings from Samut Sakhon, Bangkok and Chon Buri back to their original location in Tak on May 7 and expects to complete the job in under 36 days, according to Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul.