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Pattaya firms want lower waste fees

Pattaya firms want lower waste fees

Infectious waste disposal costs rising

Pressing on: Workers in full protection gear clean and disinfect the press room at Parliament as part of tightened measures against the spread of Covid-19. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)

A group of tourism business operators petitioned the Pattaya City mayor to consider lowering the rate of infectious waste handling fees, saying the rate charged in Pattaya is more than five times higher than in Bangkok.

As the volume of this particular type of waste surged during the Covid-19 outbreak, with used face masks being counted as infectious waste as well, the costs of having infectious waste dealt with are escalating, said the group led by Thanet Suphonsahatrangsi, acting president of Chon…

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