Krabi villagers oppose garbage-separation project

By The Nation

 

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A group of villagers in Krabi’s Klong Thom district on Monday submitted a letter voicing their opposition to the planned construction of a garbage-separation plant in their tambon.

 

Fifteen representatives of residents of Tambon Sai Khao submitted the letter to the Interior Ministry’s complaints-receiving centre for Krabi at 11am.

 

The group, led by Sah-ud Hualaem, a local leader, expressed opposition to the project of Thaico Technology, which will be built in the tambon’s Moo 1 village.

 

On August 15, the company held a public hearing in the village, but villagers have alleged that the company failed to ease their suspicions on several points.

 

They suspect that the facility will later be upgraded into a garbage-fuelled power plant. 

 

The locals are suspicious because the separation plant would be able to process some 200 to 400 tonnes of garbage per day, while Tambon Sai Khao produces only 3 to 5 tonnes of rubbish each day.

 

The villagers said they also feared that the plant would later cause air pollution and a bad smell.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30353059

 

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I know little about garbage fuelled electric power. But have lived in an  area that had a hugh  incinerator for burning just about every thing that was not wanted. Never any complaints of smoke or odour. I think it was so hot all that was left of the garbage was dust and all that came out the smoke stack was steam.

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Krabi villagers oppose garbage-separation project

Kill the best- and buy the rest. Problem solved.

Problem is like many things in Thailand, operations are poorly managed and they skimp on maintenance.

 

Hat Yai has an incinerator out near the airport, it handles some  300 tonnes of rubbish per day and produces around 5MW or electricity. It's a joint venture between the local PEA and a private company. There have been several complaints by those living near the facility, and recently it was shut down because it was found to be emitting high levels of dioxin amongst other things. The issue was with poor management of the incinerator and not burning at a high enough temperature, a particular problem when the waste going in is wet. They seem to have fixed the problem and have been allowed to operate again.

 

Given the amount of waste modern cities produce and the options of burying or burning for energy, burning for energy seems preferable. That said I wouldn't want to be living too close to one. The Hat Yai incinerator was stuck out by the airport because not many people lived there. However, since the 2010 flood, a lot of new housing has gone up near the airport, and the incinerator, because it's high ground. Highlights another issue Thailand has, that's a lack of proper zoning, residential, industrial etc.

I have seen stores of garbage montans and collapses of them as well. Maybe this sorting

station is not the worst idea to have.

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