"E-Waste"

Householders can now hand their electronic waste (e-waste) to postal delivery staff, in a campaign launched by Thailand Post and Advanced Info Service (AIS) to protect the environment.

The Commerce Ministry has banned the import of 428 e-waste items as of September 15, and violators can face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of five times the price of the shipment.

Thailand is developing technology to extract rare-earth metals from recycled industrial and household waste to serve high-tech industries.

The world is so interconnected, so changes imposed on the environment in Thailand – and the value Thais attach to ecology – cannot be viewed separately from what’s happening elsewhere.

IMPORTERS FAIL TO HIT COLLECTION DEADLINE AMID CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL HANDLING

The Customs Department has seized and will push back more than 400 containers containing electronic waste and plastic scrap at Bangkok Port, department spokesman Chaiyuth Kamkun said on Tuesday.

THE GOVERNMENT is seriously considering an immediate ban on the import of electronic waste.

Basel convention ‘inadequate’ in protecting Thailand from dumping of hazardous wastes.

More stringent checks planned to reduce rising trend of plastic and e-waste influx.

At least 11 operators of e-waste separation businesses in Thailand have committed several wrongdoings, Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Wirachai Songmetta disclosed yesterday.

FAILURE TO PASS TOUGH LAWS, REGULATIONS HAS MADE THAILAND AN EASY TARGET

Four factories lose licences, banned from importing e-waste for 10 years