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Ayutthaya recycling plant caught dumping industrial waste

PHOTO: Industrial waste found being dumped in Sara Buri was linked to Aek U Thai recycling plant. (via Thai PBS)

A waste recycling plant in Ayutthaya province was uncovered as the source of a truckload of industrial waste. Thai authorities seized a truck when it was caught discharging industrial waste in Sara Buri, on the land of the Kaeng Khoi industrial estate.

The Pollution Control Department confirmed the truck impound and the payload of industrial waste inside. It had been seized by the Song Khon Tambon Administration Organisation (TAO) in Sara Buri, still loaded with industrial waste.

Last month, another pickup truck suspected to be transporting industrial waste was spotted parked next to the impounded truck. It was seen on February 12 and later suspected of another illegal dumping on February 27 in the Phaichi district. Waste from that dumping was similar to that found…

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