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Bangkok Bank helps solve the marine trash crisis on "World Oceans Day" with “Bualuang Save the Earth: Rak Tha Chin” project to emphasize its role as a “trusted partner, reliable close friend” by joining government agencies and the public in deploying litter traps in the river for more than three months
Bangkok Bank helps solve the marine trash crisis on "World Oceans Day" with “Bualuang Save the Earth: Rak Tha Chin” project to emphasize its role as a “trusted partner, reliable close friend” by joining government agencies and the public in deploying litter traps in the river for more than three months
Solving the marine trash crisis - Bangkok Bank, the only bank that joins local government agencies and community network partners in Samut Sakhon Province to carry out 'Bualuang Save the Earth: Rak Tha Chin' project, led by Vice President, Public Relations Department, Mr. Suwit Indrachalerm, Vice President Regional Manager Central Region 3, Mr. Nithirut Siriruchiphat along with the management and employees of Bangkok Bank, joined project organisers Mr. Voranat Hnurot, Vice Governor of Samut Sakhon province and Mr. Kriang Mahasiri, Director of Marine and Coastal Resources Office 8, Department of Marine and Coastal Resources for "World Oceans Day" 2024 activities. They met under the concept of “Awaken New Depths, solving the ocean trash crisis” to provide knowledge and raise awareness of care needed and people can work together to conserve marine and coastal resources. The meeting took place in front of Chao Pho Kim Thong Shrine (Rainbow Bridge) Kalong Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon Province.
On this occasion, Bangkok Bank executives participated in a discussion and exchanged views on coastal community waste management and the use of garbage traps (Boom), which is one of the processes that “Bualuang Save the Earth: Rak Tha Chin” project has been piloting for over 3 months. Two months after installing the garbage trap, 6,012 kilograms of garbage has been trapped and prevented from flowing from the Tha Chin River into the Gulf of Thailand. As a result, the project has helped reduce greenhouse emissions by an equivalent of 21.04 tons of carbon dioxide. At the same time, the collected garbage was analyzed and studied to help solve the cause of problem from the original source of garbage.
At the event the Bank also set up an exhibition booth to provide knowledge about the activities to create and raise awareness of how waste separation can reduce the amount of marine waste and help achieve the goal of concrete and sustainable marine waste management.
On this occasion, Bangkok Bank executives participated in a discussion and exchanged views on coastal community waste management and the use of garbage traps (Boom), which is one of the processes that “Bualuang Save the Earth: Rak Tha Chin” project has been piloting for over 3 months. Two months after installing the garbage trap, 6,012 kilograms of garbage has been trapped and prevented from flowing from the Tha Chin River into the Gulf of Thailand. As a result, the project has helped reduce greenhouse emissions by an equivalent of 21.04 tons of carbon dioxide. At the same time, the collected garbage was analyzed and studied to help solve the cause of problem from the original source of garbage.
At the event the Bank also set up an exhibition booth to provide knowledge about the activities to create and raise awareness of how waste separation can reduce the amount of marine waste and help achieve the goal of concrete and sustainable marine waste management.
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June 07, 2024
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