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Policing plastic waste
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 22/05/2020
» Pimpan Diskul na Ayudhya is a development practitioner, who began her career with The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage for two years. She furthered her studies at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she focused on international business relations and environmental policy.
Tackling plastic waste
News, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2018
» A study of Thai and neighbouring underseas life, published last week, proves beyond doubt that people are killing coral. Specifically, the plastic items that wind up in the area of Thai reefs is literally the death of coral. Ocean currents, sand and rocks bash and cut bags, bottles and trash to tiny bits. The coral, living animals, eat the plastic, choke and die.
Food waste engineers
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 30/03/2018
» Benjamin Lephilibert is the founder of LightBlue Environmental Consulting, a Bangkok based firm aiming at maximising the profitability of hotels and government agencies while minimising social and environmental footprints. A pioneer for food waste prevention, Lephilibert contributed to the design of The Pledge On Food Waste. In Thailand, he works with Club Med, Accor, Hilton and Sampran hotel groups, to name a few. Guru had a chat with him at last week's {Re} Food Forum.
More plastic waste
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/04/2025
» Re: "City gets set for holiday festivities" & "New plan to promote food waste sorting", (BP, April 11).
Radioactive waste probed
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 26/03/2025
» The Ministry of Industry has launched a probe into the illegal import of around 10,262 tonnes of powdery waste containing radioactive caesium-137, with documents falsely declaring the material to be zinc concentrate.
Ethics of waste
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/09/2019
» Some weeks ago, a Facebook page shared posts from a closed group of people who believed in urine therapy or urotherapy.
Toward zero waste
Life, Published on 08/01/2019
» Sustainable development has become paramount in various domains, including the beauty and personal-care industry, whose companies must shift to a whole new paradigm and consider every aspect of the supply chain in pursuing zero waste and sustainability.
Combatting food waste
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 26/02/2021
» Yindii is an app that bridges the distance between sellers of quality food surplus and eco-conscious consumers. Users can shop for unsold food items or fresh produce that are untouched, from restaurants and shops, at discounted prices.
No-waste workshop
Published on 23/11/2018
» กรีนพีซ เอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ จัดงาน "MAKE SMTHNG Week" เวิร์กช็อปงานคราฟต์สุดสร้างสรรค์กระตุ้นให้คนใช้ทรัพยากรอย่างคุ้มค่าและลดบริโภคทรัพยากรอย่างฉาบฉวย แล้วหันมาดีไอวายและอัพไซเคิลของเก่าที่มีอยู่ให้กลายเป็นของใหม่หลากสไตล์ เพื่อท้าทายการบริโภคที่มากเกินความจำเป็นและสิ้นเปลืองของคนในปัจจุบัน ณ ชั้น1 หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร จัดแสดง 23-25พฤศจิกายน 2561Published caption : A woman plays with mobiles at Make Smthng Week, a Greenpeace Southeast Asia workshop at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre to encourage people to make things from re-usable material. The event ends tomorrow.
Tackling Covid waste
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/09/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health will start delivering 8.5 million Covid antigen test kits (ATKs) to the public on Wednesday. It's the first lot ATKs and the government expects to buy more in the months to come.