Bangkok officials to shut down more than 20 illegal landfills in the capital

The Thai government is launching a project to get rid of illegal landfills in Bangkok. The “SHUT DOWN!” project is led by Bangkok’s Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, also known as Greencrop. So far, two of the more than 20 illegal landfills were raided in the operation.

A report in Thai media says the dumps were in Bangkok’s Latkrabang district and were run by 49 year old Salai and 41 year old Tawee. They have been charged for turning land into landfills without permission. Salai confessed that she has been opening illegal landfills for two years. She will agree with the landowner and open for residents to leave their trash and pay for the charge at around 40 baht to 300 baht per time. Once the area is filled with trash, she planned to cover it with soil and sell or rent out the land.

Another suspect, Tawee, reportedly told the authorities that…