The government has been reluctant because the private sector and some government agencies fear the new rules will affect their thriving recycling factories that rely on the import of foreign scrap materials to boost their margins beyond what is achievable from only taking in local refuse.
Category: Thailand
Mekong water level still low in Nakhon Phanom
On Sunday morning, the water level dropped to only 4 metres high — the lowest in five years during October. This part of the country has seen much lower rainfall than in past years.
Not all trash is equal
Since there is no concrete waste management system in Thailand, Greenpeace suggests anyone who wants to start recycling their trash should contact waste pickers in their neighbourhoods.
Thailand’s microgrid plans take shape
The pilot project serves the energy needs of some 5,000 houses or around 50,000 people. It includes an 8 MW development comprising 4 MW of solar PV together with a 1.2 MW hydropower plant, 5 MW of diesel generation and coupled with a 3 MW battery storage system.
New World Heritage Site forest imperils Thai indigenous people
Ethnic Karen community evicted from ancestral site wants to return fear that the new World Heritage listing will bring new threats to their ability to live in harmony with the forest as they have always done.
Another Great Flood looming for Thailand? Experts weigh the risks
With the overflowing Chao Phraya flooding more provinces, Thais are worried their worst fears could soon be realized – a recurrence of the Great Flood of 2011, which claimed more than 600 lives and caused damage worth a whopping Bt1.44 trillion.
Energy crossroads
The Thai government recently announced a policy to increase the share of renewable energy to at least 50% of the country’s total needs, from about 15 percent now. B.Grimm Power itself is moving toward realising net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
New plant species found in national park in Thailand’s Ranong province
Being a species found only in a very specific area and which could be at risk of extinction, the research team is considering cooperation with the department and local officials to propagate the species through the use of bio-technological techniques.
Beating back the floods
Dams not always ideal solution to climate change, say experts
Belt and Road starts and stops in China’s backyard
Beijing is seeking to showcase the China-Lao train, and incorporate the stop-and-go progress on a similar rail line in Thailand and a port project in Myanmar, both of which are key to the BRI’s vision of a better-connected regional economic sphere with China at its powerful center.