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Eliminating plastic waste

International Coastal Cleanup
In collaboration with the Industrial Estate Authority of
Thailand and other like-minded organizations, Dow Thailand
Group has again organized the 2020 International Coastal Cleanup
(ICC) day like we have been doing for over 18 years to stop
plastic waste in nature. To raise awareness of waste separation,
we have more than 800 volunteers to collect over 3,362 kilograms of
coastal waste along 5 kilometers of Sonkrasib beach in Map Ta
Phut and Namrin, Phayoon, and Phala beaches in Ban Chang
district; which are major tourist attractions in Rayong. The
activity was held under the #PullingOurWeight campaign, which
means doing our part to our full potential. Another meaning of the
campaign is to pull at least 1.8 kilograms of waste from the
environment, which is equal to the average weight of waste
each person generates in a day. The garbage collected during
this event will be recycled and utilized following the circular
economy principles.

Promoting "Koh Klang Community" as a waste management learning center
Koh Klang is a 100-year-old community in the Klong Toey area, Bangkok. A population of approximately
270 people lives in 58 houses on an island belonging to the Crown Property Bureau. The site is about 4,800
square meters in the middle of the Phra Khanong canal, the neighborhood of Dow Thailand's headquarters.
The community residents intend to develop their homes by holistic waste management and desire to share
their best practices with other communities despite being the only "island community" in Bangkok with many
limitations. Dow has supported establishing a comprehensive learning center for waste management here.
The center is now ready for other communities to learn how to stop waste from entering the environment.
This project is a collaboration of Dow, the Klong Toey District Office, and the Thailand Institute of
Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment (TIPMSE). The partners have been
designing a waste management structure and renovating the area since January 2020. Those interested in
visiting the learning center, please contact Khun Churairat (Eew) at 089-4269723.

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