Pepsi-Cola (Thai) helps collects the trash

By The Nation

 

 

Volunteers from Pepsi-Cola (Thai) recently joined an activity organised by Thammasat University, government agencies and the private sector to sail along the Chao Phraya River and collect the mountains of trash.

 

 

Apart from cleaning the water, the activity aims to urge Thai people not to throw their rubbish to the river and take time to sort their garbage and set aside waste that can be recycled.

 

Pepsi-Cola (Thai)’s Wannaporn Wattanakasemsat said the programme covers a distance of approximately 349 kilometres from Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Bangkok to Samut Prakan

 

“The volunteers picked up 3,215 kg of waste during the 10 days of the activity,” she said “Recyclable waste such as cans and bottles were collected and sorted for recyclinh.”

 

She added that this activity is a part of the PepsiCo’s CSR project “Winning with Purpose”, which aims to protect the environment.

 

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4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

“The volunteers picked up 3,215 kg of waste during the 10 days of the activity,” she said “Recyclable waste such as cans and bottles were collected and sorted for recyclinh.”

She added that this activity is a part of the PepsiCo’s CSR project “Winning with Purpose”, which aims to protect the environment.

'which aims to protect the environment' being damaged by its own products.

Call me cynical, but CSR is just about companies putting spin on their products to make out they care about the environment and community.

 

If they genuinely cared perhaps they'd offer to buy back their empty cans and genuinely recycle them themselves, but that would cost them more than a press release showing volunteers collecting rubbish.

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

She added that this activity is a part of the PepsiCo’s CSR project “Winning with Purpose”, which aims to protect the environment.

Because instead of collecting your waste you don't just eliminate the production of it!
You are one of the largest manufacturers of plastic bottles!

2 hours ago, bluesofa said:

If they genuinely cared perhaps they'd offer to buy back their empty cans and genuinely recycle them themselves,...

Tax plastic bottles, glass bottles, and cans with reasonable fee, not too small, neither too high, and pay the tax back – or most of it – when the bottles and cans are delivered for recycling.

 

This actually works well, and has been done for many years in Denmark – now also including juice cartons – and probably also other countries. And those that might still leave bottles at wrong places, these bottles will often be collected by others to get the money...????

 

Read more:

"Where to take bottles and cans"

"Deposit amounts in Denmark"

"Deposit system law - Denmark!"

 

"Finding Money in Copenhagen's Trash Cans"

"Copenhagen gives bottle collectors 'dignity'"

 

12 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Tax plastic bottles, glass bottles, and cans with reasonable fee, not too small, neither too high, and pay the tax back – or most of it – when the bottles and cans are delivered for recycling.

 

This actually works well, and has been done for many years in Denmark – now also including juice cartons – and probably also other countries. And those that might still leave bottles at wrong places, these bottles will often be collected by others to get the money...????

 

Read more:

"Where to take bottles and cans"

"Deposit amounts in Denmark"

"Deposit system law - Denmark!"

 

"Finding Money in Copenhagen's Trash Cans"

"Copenhagen gives bottle collectors 'dignity'"

 

 

The very poor in Isaan do this already - free. Maybe we need more very poor people, I think the government is working on that

Its super easy.. Dont have to be poor when you are collecting bottles or other recycle materials. In scandinavia one 1.5 l. bottle gives you 10 baht in recycling money ... Add that together with lets say 500 bottles a day in a 5 day week.. Thats 10000 baht a month for cleaning and recycling.. Its a win win for all.. That 10 baht is added to the item when you buy it of course.. Its up to the buyer to recycle it and get the money back or not.

3 hours ago, paahlman said:

In scandinavia one 1.5 l. bottle gives you 10 baht in recycling money ... Add that together with lets say 500 bottles a day in a 5 day week.. Thats 10000 baht a month for cleaning and recycling.

10 x 500 x 5 = 25,000 a week

25,000 x 4.5 = 112,500 a month

 

10,000 baht a month with 10 baht a bottle is 1,000 bottles a month, or about 40 a day; perhaps you were saying "50 bottles a day" instead of "500"...????

 

But even with less than 10 baht a bottle, more like relative to the Scandinavian bottle-tax a 3 baht fee might work; it's then about 150 bottles a day...????