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Waste scheme falters
Bangkok Post
|October 02, 2025
Public confusion and registration system glitches beset the launch of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s “No Mixed Waste” programme that took effect yesterday.
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While the programme, which aims to cut back city waste through new collection fees, is noble, the blunder suggests the BMA is not doing enough.
Under the programme, city dwellers or those producing less than 20 litres of garbage a day, are required to follow waste collection guidelines, registering through the “BKK Waste Pay” app.
They must prove that they are sorting garbage as required in exchange for a monthly collection fee discount: 20 baht or two-thirds less from the new 60-baht fee. BMA has also introduced a tiered fee structure for restaurants and shopping malls.
City residents who do not participate, however, will have to pay the full fee. They cannot reapply for the lower rate after six months.
Every six months, each household has to prove they are still sorting waste as recommended to remain eligible for the programme.
This story is from the October 02, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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