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Ministry confident in plastic recycling goals
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/04/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has expressed confidence that Thailand is on track to recycle all plastic waste by the year 2027.
Thailand 'on track' to meet plastic recycling targets
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/04/2024
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has expressed confidence that Thailand is on track to recycle all plastic waste by the year 2027.
Factories failing to enforce Covid controls
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2021
» The Department of Disease Control is asking factory owners to strictly comply with disease control measures, warning that many plants with hundreds of workers fail to do so and risk spreading Covid-19.
Anti-plastic campaign starts to hit home
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/01/2020
» Among Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa's top priorities is reducing the amount of single-use plastic bags. To help him, 75 department stores, convenience stores and other shops with more than 24,500 branches nationwide have agreed to do so and from Wednesday they will stop giving these bags away for free.
Retailers to stop handing out plastics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/09/2019
» Giant retailers, plastic manufacturing titans, and department stores reached an agreement on Friday to stop handing out single-use plastic bags to customers starting early next year.
Plastic reduction efforts 'a success'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/06/2019
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) says the first year of the country's effort to reduce plastic waste has been successful and has received cooperation from the business sector.
Kayak river cleaners set to present findings to govt
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 25/12/2018
» After volunteers rowed kayaks down a stretch of the Chao Phraya River to collect rubbish, the vice rector of Thammasat University is preparing to present their findings to the government.