Environment and natural resources
Pollution and waste
PCD cleans-up river in no litter campaign
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) Director-General, Pralong Dumrongthai, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has joined hands with Thammasat University, the Ministry of Interior, civil society organizations, and partners, to arrange a boat rowing activity to clean up garbage from the Chao ...
Supanburi signs MOU on action plans for waste management
Supanburi province signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on action plans to sustainably address its waste issue. Provincial Governor of Suphan Buri Nimit Wanchaitanawong presided over the MOU signing ceremony for waste management measures in the central province.Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
Thailand to stop all foreign plastic waste imports by 2021 following Malaysia, Vietnam
Thailand will ban all plastic waste imports by 2021, making it the latest country in South east Asia to take policy-level action against a rising influx of foreign plastic scraps, much of which comes from food and beverage packaging.Keep reading ...
Anxiety mounts over nuclear waste found in Laem Chabang Port
Academics have urged authorities to fully disclose information about the radioactive waste found at Laem Chabang Port and investigate the shipment’s entire route.The Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) and the Port Authority of Thailand have said the radioactive waste was safely retrieved from the ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Network reports big gains in plastic-use reduction
A network of 30 universities across the country has succeeded in reducing the number of single-use plastic bags, utensils and cups by 41 million pieces so far this year, it was announced during the Sustainable University Network of Thailand Conference 2018 hosted by Thammasat University ...
The Nation Reporter
Official air quality standards raise concerns
Acceptable PM2.5 levels in Thailand still too high and fail to meet world standards, say critics.From next month, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) will set PM2.5 particles as an indicator of Thailand’s air quality, but the move does not ease the concerns of people in ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Recycling Technology Research and Development Center opens
The Ministry of Industry has opened a Recycling Technology Research and Development Center to tackle waste management problems in Thailand. Deputy Industry Minister Somchai Hanhirun presided over the opening of the facility in Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province.Keep reading ...
Special Economic Zone plan for Trat province raises concerns of pollution, loss of coastal livelihoods
In 2015, the Government of Thailand launched a plan that designates 10 border provinces as “Special Economic Zones (SEZs)”. Trat, situated adjacent to Cambodia, is one of the 10. Specifically, Mairut together with Khlong Yai and Hat Lek sub-districts have been earmarked as the eastern ...
Phurinat Chotiwan
More than 20 sea turtles killed by debris
Big piles of garbage floating in the sea have become a killing zone for 23 sea turtles, which were found dead or nearly dead on two beaches in Phuket and Phangnga provinces over the past two months, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Plastic – a toxic love story
From its creation through its rise in the 1990s, the world has embraced plastic as an affordable and versatile material. By the time its impact on the environment and marine ecosystems became clear, plastic had conquered the world marketplace.Keep reading ...
