Interceptor Manage garbage in the Chao Phraya River

25 Mar. 2024 Bangkok by the Environment Agency Support collaborative projects Plastic waste management in the Chao Phraya River using interceptors or a solar-powered garbage collection boat which is carried out by The Ocean Cleanup organization of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in collaboration with the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment The interceptor will be installed. (Interceptor) in the Chao Phraya River Around the 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary Chaloem Phrakiat Public Park, Rama 3 Road, Bang Kho Laem District, and using a boat to transport garbage. Install 1 equipment with personnel to collect garbage for a period of 1 year from February 2024 - January 2025 and 1 garbage transport truck with personnel to carry out the work. For the operation of the Interceptor, it consists of a floating panel connected to a garbage shed. which looks like a raft anchored in the river Powered by solar energy from solar panels. and works automatically 24 hours a da y without the need for human labor to control it The Ocean Cleanup garbage collection boat was invented and designed by a young Dutchman, Boyan Slat, who is now 20 years old and can collect garbage per day. 50,000-100,000 pieces, which the Chao Phraya River is 1 of 15 rivers in the world that have implemented the innovative solar-powered garbage collection boat. To help reduce the amount of garbage in the Chao Phraya River before going out to sea Source: Thai News Agency