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230k homes sign up for waste plan
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/09/2025
» More than 230,000 households have registered for the "No Mixed Waste" programme set for launch on Oct 1, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said yesterday.
City Hall waste-sorting campaign falls flat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/07/2025
» While the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) gears up to implement a new scheme designed to encourage households to sort out their rubbish, many residents say they are unaware of the changes set to come into effect in about two months' time.
New plan to promote food waste sorting
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2025
» Households in six districts across Bangkok will be eligible to get a discount on their rubbish collection fee if they sort their food scraps from their general waste, according to an adviser to Bangkok governor Pornphrom Vikitsreth.
Households are urged to sort organic waste
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/03/2025
» Households in Bangkok are being encouraged to separate organic waste from other forms of rubbish to help reduce the daily volume of garbage.
Boat to lose licence for dumping waste
Post Reporters, Published on 28/02/2025
» The Marine Department is looking to suspend the boat licence of a captain whose crew recently dumped rubbish into the Chao Phraya River, according to Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri.
City hails food bank scheme for homeless
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/08/2024
» City Hall said its food bank initiative has turned over 315 tonnes of surplus food that would have otherwise been discarded as waste into over 1.3 million meals for the city's poor and vulnerable residents.
Green space expansion needs plan
News, Published on 22/07/2024
» As global sustainability efforts accelerate, Bangkok is redefining its environmental strategy under governor Chadchart Sittipunt. Transitioning from the Green Bangkok 2030 initiative, which was initially spearheaded by his predecessors, the governor is now focusing on a bolder environmental agenda.
BMA explains 'stinky' air
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said that an unpleasant smell in many parts of the capital on Wednesday night was caused by a sudden change of weather mixed with pollutants in the air.
BMA explains 'stinky' chemical cocktail
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) clarified that an unpleasant odour detected in many parts of the capital last night was caused by a sudden change of weather mixed with chemical reactions involving pollutants in the air.
Local 'pocket park' drive is going strong
News, Published on 07/02/2024
» Kantika Kongglom, 49, is a regular at Suan Suk Jai, a community park in Soi Seri Thai 73.