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Bangkok relies on waste separation: 10 new stations for a clean city!
Bangkok will initiate a new waste separation system with incentives in 2025. Citizens can save fees and contribute to the environment through correct separation.
Bangkok relies on waste separation: 10 new stations for a clean city!
A comprehensive waste separation and waste management program is currently being implemented in Bangkok. The city government has set up 10 garbage collection points in the Sanam Luang area, staffed by staff to provide citizens with guidance on how to properly separate waste. The “do not dump” principle is used as a guide to support separation into three main categories: general waste, recycled waste and food waste. In the period from October 26 to November 2, 2025, a total of 10,375 kg of waste was collected, with an encouraging average of 1,200 kg per day, reported pr-bangkok.com.
The waste collected includes 3,141 kg of general garbage, 3,655 kg of recycled waste and 3,579 kg of food scraps used as animal feed or to produce organic fertilizer. During a ceremony honoring Queen Sirikit, Bangkok Deputy Governor Mr. Chakkapan visited the disposal sites and thanked citizens for their cooperation. The city administration has also taken measures to prevent environmental damage from improper wastewater disposal. For this purpose, special grease separators were installed to ensure hygiene and environmental standards.
Waste production at record levels
Bangkok is the leader in Thailand when it comes to waste production. Loud ngobiz.org The city produces a staggering 2.23 million tons of waste annually, which equates to around 10,525 tons per day. These figures show a worrying trend: waste production has reached an all-time high, and forecasts suggest that the amount could rise to 1.5 tonnes per inhabitant per day by 2030. The increase is mainly attributed to population growth and urbanization in areas close to the metro.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a 20-year waste management development plan that aims to reduce waste by 20% by 2025. However, the BMA was unable to achieve its goals between 2014 and 2017; the amount of waste even increased by 5.65% compared to 2013. Recycling and waste separation measures are often informal, which affects the efficiency of waste management. Brazil is criticized as the sixth largest producer of plastic waste in the world, and over a million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year.
Financial incentives and rewards
In order to promote proper waste separation, the BMA wants to re-tier the garbage fees from October 2025. Households that separate their waste in accordance with the new regulations should receive financial relief. Only 500 million baht (12.8 million euros) is currently collected from households, while the city government spends around 7 billion baht (approx. 180 million euros) annually on waste disposal. In a new reward system, which runs under the slogan “This house doesn't mix waste”, households can register via the BKK Waste Pay app and upload photos of their separated waste. In the first year, participants even receive free organic waste bags.
The initiative starts immediately for individual registrations and from August 1, 2025 for groups. The city administration is planning random checks on waste separation to ensure the effectiveness of the campaign. The aim of these measures is to create financial incentives so that the citizens of Bangkok actively contribute to reducing the amount of waste and thus reduce environmental pollution.