More environmentally friendly krathong this year: governor
Just over 93 per cent of nearly 662,000 floats collected from Bangkok’s waterways after Monday night’s Loy Krathong celebrations were made of natural materials, officials said, adding that the number of floating lanterns was substantially less than last year.
A total of 661,935 floats were collected Tuesday, which was 19.8 per cent, or 163,676, less than the 825,211 collected last year, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said.
Aswin added that 617,901, or 93.3 per cent, of the floats collected yesterday were made of natural materials, while 163,676 were made of Styrofoam.
“Compared to last year, krathong made of natural materials rose from 91.4 per cent to 93.3 per cent, and the Styrofoam ones dropped from 8.6 per cent to 6.7 per cent,” he said, adding that 2015 saw 754,587 floats made with natural materials and 71,027 made with foam.
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