Bamboo pits around trees become Thailand’s eco-friendly garbage bins


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Interior Ministry has partnered with its Ladies Association, Kasikornbank Pcl, and the UN Thailand to pilot the country’s first carbon credit trading from garbage in four provinces, the ministry’s permanent-secretary Suttipong Juljarern said on Thursday (June 22).

Specialised garbage bins that can turn household garbage into carbon credits for local villages and communities have been built in Lamphun, Samut Songkhram, Loei and Amnat Charoen.

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