BANGKOK , Aug. 9- MNRE joins hands with GC to develop an upcycled walkway development project. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Develop public spaces in communities that are friendly to the environment. as well as reducing plastic waste by more than 4,500 kilograms, leading to being a model for sustainable urban green space development.
Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, presided over the handover ceremony for the upcycle walkway development project. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Model project for cooperation between public and private sectors in the use of renewable resources benefit the community along with preserving the integrity of nature and the environment Mr. Jatuporn Burusphat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang, President and Chief Executive Officer, PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited or GC attended the ceremony.
Mr. Warawut revealed that the upcycle walkway development project Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and GC have jointly implemented the area around the pond of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, totaling a distance of 320 meters. Properly sorting waste Circulate back to create value And creating benefits for "Plastic Turn Muang" as a recycled product forward to upcycle according to circular economy principles
Dr. Kongkrapan Intarajang, Chief Executive Officer and President of PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited or GC, revealed that the upcycle walkway development project It is designed in collaboration with the community in the area, taking into account the ecosystem and the use of balance while maintaining the diversity of nature. GC has an innovation and platform "YOU Turn" that is a complete management of used plastics. From used plastic sorting, storage, transportation to recycling to create added value, such as in this project, which is a 130-meter upcycle road made from asphalt mixed with used plastic film type, pavement Pcycle distance of 190 meters and the upcycle pier produced from used plastic film type hard to decompose but can research and developed into a valuable product is as strong as normal tiles Environmentally friendly, reducing the amount of plastic waste going to landfills by more than 4,
Source: Thai News Agency