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Thai officials say seized electronic waste came from US
Published on 17/05/2025
» Thai officials say that 238 tonnes of illegally imported electronic waste seized earlier this week at Bangkok Port in Klong Toey came from the United States.
256 tonnes of electronic waste seized in Ayutthaya
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/05/2025
» AYUTTHAYA: Authorities impounded 256 tonnes of electronic waste at a factory in Bang Pahan district for examination as it was believed to be the source of hazardous electronic waste.
Study to consider solar panel recycling
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/04/2025
» Concern over scrapped solar panels that are accumulating in the country, potentially creating a "graveyard", has convinced SCI Eco Services to conduct a study on an electronic waste recycling project.
Steel supplier in invoice strife
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/04/2025
» The Revenue Department has filed a criminal complaint against Xin Ke Yuan Steel Co, which supplied steel for the construction of the State Audit Office (SAO) building before its collapse, for fabricating more than 7,000 invoices worth over 200 million baht.
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.
Recycling plants shuttered for doing more harm than good
Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2025
» Industry Minister Akanat Promphan has ordered four recycling plants in Samut Sakhon to suspend operations following complaints about air pollution and leaking wastewater contaminating surrounding salt farms.
Phuket to set up local ‘waste banks’
Published on 26/02/2025
» Phuket City is preparing to establish a “community waste bank” programme as authorities on the tourist island seek better ways to manage 1,200 tonnes of waste generated daily.
Developing nations 'need better data'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/02/2025
» The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (Unescap) has called for better data collection to ensure all related communities are included in sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific.
Reduce and reuse
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/02/2025
» Zero-emission cars such as electric vehicles (EVs) support campaigns to reduce global warming, but their production emits carbon dioxide.
Law-breaking factories closed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2025
» Authorities yesterday raided three Chinese-owned factories in Samut Sakhon's Muang district and suspended their operations after finding they had violated a number of laws.