PCD chief to propose waste-control measures
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Wichien Jungrungreung, chief of the Pollution Control Department, said Monday that in a week or two, he would provide the Cabinet with four measures that could be used against the 25 provinces where many factories are stealthily disposing hazardous waste.
The four measures include having factories regularly provide the authorities with a list of the sort of waste created, getting all waste trucks be painted orange, getting them to carry GPS devices so they can be located easily and providing better waste-treatment or recycling options.
These measures will be initially implemented in pilot provinces such as Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Chon Buri and Samut Prakan followed by Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Ayutthaya, he said.
The Nation
