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Bangkok Post – First lot of toxic waste moved

The transfer of the first lot of toxic tailings which had been illegally moved from a landfill in Tak kicked off yesterday and is expected to conclude in June, according to a source in the Industry Ministry.

The source said the first lot of cadmium and zinc tailings, which contains 270 out of the 13,000 tonnes found by authorities across several locations in and around the capital, was successfully transported from warehouses owned by J&B Metal in Samut Sakhon and LLT Metal Co Ltd in Bangkok, to pits owned by Bound & Beyond Plc in tambon Nong Bua Tai in Tak’s…

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