Bangkok canals clogged with tonnes of rubbish
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) collected close to 400,000 tonnes of garbage in canals across the capital over the past five years, the Department of Drainage and Sewerage says.
Between 2015 and 2019, the BMA collected 387,261 tonnes of trash from 948 canals across Bangkok, Sansern Ruengrit, chief of the department’s Hydrology Division, said. “This garbage come from two sources — overflowing garbage bins with trash falling into the canals and from factories and residents who throw debris into the canals intentionally,” Mr Sansern said.
Bangkok Post Reporter
