PUBLISHED : 17 Apr 2024 at 05:53
Nearly 200 fresh markets in Bangkok have joined a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) campaign to separate food scraps from other waste, which helps reduce carbon emissions by about 142.5 tonnes per day.
BMA spokesman Aekvarunyoo Amrapala said 184 fresh markets in 50 districts have joined the campaign and at least 75 tonnes of food scraps are better managed per day with this campaign.
He said food scraps including vegetables, fruit and other food piled up in waste bins, produce a foul odour and are a breeding ground for germs which can spread into nearby water sources and also produce a large amount of methane gas.
He said methane is 28 times more potent in destroying the ozone layer than carbon…