Most of the 640,000 krathongs collected in Bangkok are environmentally friendly : BMA

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) workers have collected about 640,000 krathong, which were floated in the capital’s public parks and on canals during yesterday’s Loy Krathong festival, according to a BMA report.

They started collecting the krathong at about 8pm and finished by 5am this morning. 639,828 krathong were collected, an 11.74% increase on last year.

The report stated that 96.75% of the krathong, or 618,951, were made of environmentally friendly natural or degradable materials, such as banana trunks, banana leaves, sugarcane bagasse and bread. Only 3.26%, or 20,877, were made of polystyrene foam.

Last year, 95.70% of the krathong were made of natural materials and 4.30% were made of foam, said the BMA.

Khlong Sam Wa district recorded the highest number of krathong collected, at 31,575, most of which were made of natural materials. Pom Prap recorded the fewest,…