Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, has partnered with the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to support e-waste drop points and build public awareness of the proper disposal of e-waste.
The cooperation, which forms part of AIS’s “Thais Say No to E-Waste” programme, will see e-waste drop points at the ministry’s provincial offices across the country and representatives from the Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Volunteer Network deployed to communicate with locals about the best ways to dispose of e-waste.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said Thailand generates over 400,000 tonnes of electronic waste per year, but only 500 tonnes of…
