Coca-Cola, TerraCycle and BMA join hands in cleaning up Lat Phrao Canal and promote behavioral change
TerraCycle Include USA TerraCycle Global Foundation TerraCycle Thai Foundation Coca-Cola Foundation Benioff Ocean InitiativeThe Coca-Cola Foundation led by Nuntivat Thamhatai, (center) Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Director of Coca-Cola (Thailand) Limited, joined hands with TerraCycle Thai Foundation by James Scott, (right) Executive Director and the Department of Drainage and Sewerage (DDS), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) by Tum Piyo, (left) Lead of Canal Garbage and Waste Disposal Lat Phrao 56 Section, Retention Pond Maintenance Sub-Division 1, in cleaning up Lat Phrao Canal and promote behavioral change
The Lat Phrao Canal in Bangkok, Thailand - along with the other eight sites from around the world - have been chosen for support under the Benioff Ocean Initiative at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute with a total shared funding of $11 million over the next three years from The Coca-Cola Foundation. Operated through the partnership of TerraCycle Thai Foundation and the Department of Drainage and Sewerage (DDS), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), the Thai project has installed two 'River Plastic Traps’ to capture waste from the stream. The collected waste is then dried and sorted for proper disposal and recycling with data being recorded for future use in raising awareness among community members and promote behavioral change as a sustainable solution.