webfact Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Raid on junk shop suspected of recycling used face masks Public health officials and police raided a junk shop in Wiharn Daeng district of Thailand’s central province of Saraburi today and seized tens of thousands used and recycled face masks. According to Mr. Somsak Kaewsena, Wiharn Daeng district chief officer, many used face masks were found in a washing machine, thousands more were laid out in the courtyard and many more recycled masks were waiting to be packed, apparently for resale. Six men found working in the junk shop, with some separating the used masks to be washed and the others packing the recycled ones, were held for questioning. The owner of the junk shop reportedly told the district chief officer that she bought the used masks to extract the metal wire for smelting, but police suspect that she recycled them for resale because of the current shortage in the market. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/raid-on-junk-shop-suspected-of-recycling-used-face-masks/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-03-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 What will be the fine for wilfully facilitating the potential transmission a life-threatening virus? Will 500 Baht and a wai cover it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 recycled hospital waste and the two officials in the photo neither wearing a mask - oh wait there's one I'll just slip it on lol they had smoothing irons in this place for the ones washed before being packaged - how hygienic 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Factory recycling used face masks as new raided in Saraburi By THE NATION A recycling factory that sold used face masks as new ones was raided by police in Saraburi province on Monday (March 2). Somsak Kaewsena, Wihandaeng district chief officer, said that he and police officers from Wihandaeng Police Station raided a recycling factory in Nongsuong subdistrict following a tip-off that the facility illegally recycled used face masks. Police found six workers sorting out used face masks and ironing them before folding them in boxes to look like new, unused ones. One of the workers reportedly told the police that they received used face masks from a dealer and therefore did not know the real origin. “Workers said they got paid at Bt1 per piece, while they recycled around 300-400 masks per day per person,” said Samsak. Officials seized all face masks and sent some samples to the Ministry of Commerce to investigate the origin. “I have also contacted Wihandaeng Public Health Office to press charges at the police station as a plaintiff against the factory, as its operation could jeopardise the health of people who buy the used face masks as well as those in the community near the factory,” added Somsak. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383212 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Recycling!! - RePackaging would be closer to what these opportunists were up to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherHun Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Just another business model invented by a true Thai entrepreneur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 profit out of sick people , by sick people (in the head) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 "Do you see one that has Hello Kitty on it? My daughter likes that." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Thanks god at least they iron them.. ???? Edited March 3, 2020 by kotsak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, webfact said: The owner of the junk shop reportedly told the district chief officer that she bought the used masks to extract the metal wire for smelting That won't wash !!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 How much ya wanna bet, that they were sold to her from a local hospital? Of course, whomever sold them to her had no way of knowing that she would use them for this purpose! Or would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wombat Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 what are they doing thats against the law? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 Always recycle save the planet???? 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 3 hours ago, justin case said: profit out of sick people , by sick people (in the head) Speaking of that, let's hope they're allergic to to latex gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Any used socks ,or condoms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 That just proved the point what this country has become. Money is god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhat Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Here is one of them being caught red handed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Well yeah. Not a bad idea to recycle, but they should be washed in heated water which many of the Thai washing machines do not use and blasted with a germicidal light. Edited March 3, 2020 by DrTuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Put them in jail for some years, what an idiots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 6:39 AM, Greyhat said: Here is one of them being caught red handed. They should check the muffler on that bike, looks noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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