Does CM Recycle Plastic?

[burnalot]

I am wondering if there is a plastic recycling station here.

Probably not, but....you never know right?

Cheers!

[JulieM]

Leave your recyclable waste next to any trash can and normally someone will come by and pick it up.

[khwaibah]

Recycling is a multi BILION baht industry in Thailand. The west could take a lesson from Thailand on this.

[trainman34014]

All the recycle people take plastic either clear or coloured. Best seperate it if you want the higher price for the clear stuff.

[Tywais]

In my previous moo bahn there was a truck that came around a couple of times a month asking for old items to buy that included plastics such as bottles. Also, cardboard boxes and believe aluminum cans and glass bottles/jars.

On the Canal road there is a large recycle center about half way between Mae Hia and Suthep road.

[zeichen]

We always donate all of our recyclables to our gardeners. They come once a month and take a huge pile away. They get an extra 200 baht or so from it. But as stated before there are lower income people that will remove it and recycle it for their income. If you want the money though, there are many centers around the city.

[burnalot]

THanks guys, much appreciated!

Cheers

[fredge45]

I think the OP was wondering if the rubbish collecters are doing any recyling of the contents of the bins.

Don't think that they do but I would love to be proven to be mistaken.

Multiple semi-truck loads of rubbish from CM transported to a tip near Hod daily, at considerable expense. From what I have seen there is no further sorting of the rubbish there.

[Rotweiler]

There is one exception to Thai-recycleness....

Several years ago Pepsico (TH) introduced one of their products in a green almost-fluorescent bottle. Recyclers will not accept them as they cannot be re-sold - an issue with the specific colour. Explains their use hanging from carts, trucks, etc.

Pepsico has been informed of this problem (bottles littered instead of being recycled) but so far have refused to do anything about it.