Pollution and waste

Bangkok’s air is full of toxic heavy metals, researchers have discovered, and it is contributing to year-round hazardous threats to public health. Now is the time for Thai authorities to set out the standards for controlling the emissions of every hazardous heavy metal found in ...

As public agitation over the hazardous air in Bangkok continues to grow, a fresh look at how to deal with PM2.5 particulates is underway, with consecutive meetings being held by the national pollution-control committee and environmental board.Authorities are discussing additional mitigation measures with PM2.5 levels ...

Thai and municipal authorities mounted a successful campaign years ago to control air pollution involving PM10 – particulate matter 10 microns in diameter or more. The problem since then – one that’s steadily worsening and more difficult to curb – is PM2.5.It was PM2.5 dust ...

Like many municipalities in Asia, Mahasarakham town in the northeast region of Thailand faces the massive challenge of escalating volumes of solid waste along with deficient landfill infrastructure, technical skills, and regulation. While Mahasarakham does have formal and informal waste collection, the municipality’s landfill site ...

The severe air pollution problem in Bangkok will take a heavy toll on the country’s economy unless the authorities can effectively clear the smog, a research report warned yesterday (Jan, 15). A Kasikorn Research Centre analysis yesterday  (Jan, 15) said the smog could cost Thailand ...

More than 100 million plastic bags have not bee used at Thailand’s 7-eleven stores in the past month, valued at more than 20 million baht.CP All Public Company, the sole operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand, announced its intention to reduce and, eventually, to ...

Bangkok is placed at the 9th spot of the world’s top 10 cities with the worst air quality, Greenpeace Thailand said today quoting US air quality index (AQI)On top of the list is New Delhi with 309 on US AQI, Dhaka in Bangladesh with 293, ...

Air pollution blankets capital for third day in a row, with prospects of prolonged unhealthy air quality levels.Authorities must take the air pollution problem in Bangkok seriously and strictly enforce mitigation measures to protect people’s health, academics said, while warning of serious financial costs to ...

Air pollution in the greater Bangkok area was again threatening residents’ health on Sunday morning.  The amount of PM2.5 – airborne dust particles 2.5 microns in diameter or less – exceeded the safe level of 50 micrograms per cubic metre of air along roads in ...

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has issued four guidelines for related agencies to achieve the country’s goal of eliminating 7.7 million tonnes of garbage within next year.PCD director-general Pralong Damrongthai said on Friday that the drive to rid the country of 7.7 million tonnes of ...