“KoomKah” – Innovation that makes waste management easier for everyone
In the previous issue, we featured the “Waste-Free Community” Project, where everyone in the community, from residents, temples, schools, waste banks, and the municipal office, worked together to sort waste at source. For this issue, we are featuring KoomKah, a mobile application that helps waste banks systematically and conveniently organize their data and makes waste…
Let’s join hands to build Waste-free Communities
At present, it is heartening to see that in our daily lives, we have opened up a dialogue and are now collaboratively seeking solutions to environmental problems. This is especially true for the issue of waste, which has exerted tremendous impact on not only humans and animals but also the world as a whole and…
STARBOARD’s journey towards sustainability
Sustainable development is not only a mindset that can be cultivated in everyone but also a practice that can be applied to all kinds of business. It is also a journey that any company can take as long as it is truly committed to pursuing fresh ideas and innovations, leading by example, inspiring others, and…
Looking at trends in materials through the eyes of a world-class designer at K 2019
Touted as the world’s largest plastic and rubber fair in Germany, K 2019 showcased innovations in polymers, cutting-edge plastic manufacturing technology, and various inventions designed in support of the circular economy – a major idea that has grabbed the attention of the entire world and resulted in collaborative networks and new approaches to product and…
“Innovative Solutions to Marine Debris”: Collaboration for a Sustainable World
According to a 2018 report, Thailand was ranked among the top countries with poor waste management that released the largest amount of plastic waste into the ocean. With 80% of marine debris coming from our daily activities on land, it is clear that inefficient waste management should be our main concern. These plastics not only…
SMX™ 551BU: Innovative, Eco-friendly Plastic Resin for the Circular Economy
Standing out among the highlighted products of Chemicals Business, SCG in the past few years is SMX™ Technology, which has enabled the development and manufacturing of stronger HDPE (High Density Polyethylene). Thanks to their improved strength, plastic resins developed with this technology can better meet product specifications, and less material is required to achieve the…
PCR: A New Circular Economy Option for Businesses
Our world is not only facing dwindling resources but is also practically choked by pollution and overflowing with garbage. These are problems that everyone in this world contributes to, and as we are all part of the production chain, as consumers at the very least, we are all inevitably affected by them. In the…
SD Symposium 10 Years: Collaboration for Action The Power to Drive Circular Economy
With a firm conviction that collaboration and public engagement hold the key to effecting real changes, SCG has held SD Symposium 10 Years: Circular Economy – Collaboration for Action in collaboration with over 45 partners to foster collaboration among government agencies and private organizations and bring about a true circular economy in Thailand, which will…
Bang Sue Model – an internal waste management project at SCG and a key to drive circular economy.
Sustainable development has been what all organizations strive for in their business conduct, and even more so in the current age and time, when the world has finally recognized that it can no longer afford to ignore environmental issues. In response, the circular economy has been proposed as a way to achieve efficient resource management.…
Circular Economy: The beacon for business owners across the world
With the plastic waste crisis reaching fever pitch and refusing to be ignored any longer, what can we do as a global citizen? Plastic waste can now be found in the sea, mountains, and the stomach of wild animals, and it is all thanks to our irresponsible use and inefficient management of plastic products.…
