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Old US batteries making Mexicans sick
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 09/04/2023
» After returning home from his job at a car battery recycling plant in northern Mexico one evening in 2019, Azael Mateo Gonzalez Ramirez said he felt dizzy, his bones ached and his throat was raspy. Then came stomach pain, he said, followed by bouts of diarrhoea.
Hazardous waste dump sparks probe
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/04/2023
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has sought help from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED) to find out who was responsible for illegally dumping 1,000 tonnes of hazardous waste in Ayutthaya.
Put toxic dust fears to bed
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/04/2023
» The news about a caesium-137 tube that disappeared from a power plant and is believed to have been melted at a steel factory is quickly fading from view. But the problem hasn't gone away and is likely to resurface amid anticipated protests as the government must find space to store the contaminated furnace dust.
Waste plants cause stink
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/04/2023
» Rather than protecting the environment and people from garbage pollution, the government plans to tackle overflowing waste by promoting small localised waste-to-energy projects.
Manpower shortage among wellness industry challenges
Published on 23/03/2023
» The government is being urged to fix the manpower shortage in the wellness industry and create a more favourable environment for locals and international visitors to establish Thailand as a top-tier wellness hub.
JBP Paint launches 1st recycled paint in Thailand
Published on 23/03/2023
» ‘JBP Good Paint Re-Acrylic’ reinforces sustainnovation pioneer status with ‘Sustainable Wellbeing’ concept,
Ramp up tube search
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/03/2023
» The disappearance of a caesium-137 tube from a powerplant in Prachin Buri is a reminder of a similar case which happened 23 years ago.
Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented'
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PARIS: Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.
Dust above safe limits in North, Northeast, Greater Bangkok
Published on 09/03/2023
» Toxic dust levels above safe limits persisted in the North, the Northeast, Bangkok and surrounding provinces on Thursday, adding to already severe health risks caused by air pollution.
Toxic reality of Thailand's BCG model
Oped, Published on 24/12/2022
» One of Thailand's buzzwords of 2022 has been "BCG" -- the acronym used for the Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model.