Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, led by Suchitra Lohia, Deputy Group CEO, together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), led by Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, and the BMA’s Education Bureau, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue the joint ‘Sustainable Plastic Waste Management’ project for schools under the BMA for the second consecutive year.
The partnership aims to build on the success from the project’s first year, which provided training on sustainable waste management and PET recycling education to over 100 schools across Bangkok. Under the new agreement, the project will offer five new activities and expand its reach to encompass the remaining 337 BMA schools, aiming to educate 40,000 students by 2025.
The ‘Sustainable Plastic Waste Management’ initiative is a key component of the broader strategy to address plastic waste and advocate for responsible waste management practices within the circular economy framework, particular in terms of PET bottles. It seeks to enhance awareness and knowledge among educators, teachers, students, and the public regarding various types of plastics and the importance of proper waste separation at its source.
The press release stated that the collaborative effort aligns with Indorama Ventures’ corporate social responsibility strategy to advance knowledge about waste management and PET recycling to create positive changes to the local communities and the environment, a commitment that has been consistently upheld since the launch of the Indorama Ventures Recycling Education program in 2018.
