Bangkok promotes Songkran water gun recycling

Bangkok extends Songkran water gun recycling as crowds top 3 million

BANGKOK: Bangkok is keeping its Songkran plastic water gun recycling campaign running until Sunday (April 19), even as the capital wraps up one of its busiest festival periods in recent years, with more than 3.14 million people joining celebrations across the city from April 10 to 14.

Bangkok promotes Songkran water gun recycling

Songkran revellers are being encouraged to donate their water guns for plastic recycling at nine locations in Bangkok, most of them at popular shopping malls, this coming Sunday, City Hall said on Thursday.

Songkran Water Gun Recycling Campaign Launched in Bangkok

Bangkok officials are urging Songkran festival-goers to donate their water guns for recycling at designated locations this Sunday. The initiative aims to reduce plastic waste by converting these toy weapons into raw materials for new products. City Hall announced this environmental effort on Thursday, highlighting its potential to transform collected waste into items like chairs, packages, and flower pots. Get today's headlines by email This cam…

Bangkok launches Songkran canal cleanup campaign along Khlong Saen Saep

Volunteers, students, and officials paddle along Khlong Saen Saep in Bangkok during a Songkran cleanup campaign aimed at removing waste and promoting sustainable urban waterway management. BANGKOK, Thailand – Bangkok has launched an environmental campaign that unites the public, academic, and community sectors to clean Khlong Saen Saep during the Songkran holidays. ​Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt presided over the closing of a canal-cleanu…