At a glance
- Company
- Indorama Ventures
- Announcement
- Event
- Location
- Bangkok
Key figures
- Teachers and students participating
- 60
- BMA schools represented
- 20
- Students the project aims to educate
- 40,000
- BMA schools included in project goal
- 337
- Project target year
- 2025
People
- Naweensuda KrabuanratHead of Global CSR at Indorama Ventures
- Budsarakom SrichanEducational Supervisor at the Department of Education under BMA
- Ittikon SrichanbanChairman of the Executive Committee of Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station Co., Ltd.
Products and programs
Bangkok, July 9, 2024 -- 
Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical company, collaborated with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Department of Education under the BMA to host the ‘PET Youth Camp for Sustainable Plastic Management’ program. The camp brought together 60 teachers and students from 20 BMA schools to engage in activities that foster young leadership in managing PET waste.
Students learned about the different types of waste, plastics, and recycling innovation to address the global plastic waste problem. Moreover, they received training on communication and leadership skills so that they can lead change in their schools and communities. Participants also had the opportunity to visit Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station to gain hands-on experience in waste management and PET recycling and learn about waste sorting and the value of PET waste.
The ‘PET Youth Camp for Sustainable Plastic Management’ program is part of the second year of implementation of the Sustainable Plastic Waste Management project, which aims to reach to educate 40,000 students at 337 BMA schools by 2025.
Group posed from right
- Ms. Naweensuda Krabuanrat, Head of Global CSR at Indorama Ventures (10th from right)
- Dr. Budsarakom Srichan, Educational Supervisor at the Department of Education under BMA (11th from right)
- Dr. Ittikon Srichanban, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Wongpanit Suvarnabhumi Recycle Station Co., Ltd. (9th from right)
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Questions around this news
What was the PET Youth Camp for Sustainable Plastic Management?
It was an educational camp organized through a collaboration involving Indorama Ventures, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and its Department of Education. The program focused on helping young people learn about plastic waste and develop leadership skills they could use to encourage better waste practices in their schools and communities.
What did students and teachers learn at the camp?
The 60 teachers and students from 20 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration schools explored types of waste and plastics, recycling innovations and ways to address plastic waste. They also received communication and leadership training. The camp included practical learning about waste sorting, waste management and PET recycling.
What is the Sustainable Plastic Waste Management project aiming to achieve?
The camp formed part of the project’s second year of implementation. The project aims to educate 40,000 students at 337 Bangkok Metropolitan Administration schools by 2025, according to the release. The camp’s activities are intended to help students lead change in their schools and communities.
What is PET recycling?
PET recycling is the process of collecting and processing used polyethylene terephthalate so the material can be made into new products. The process generally involves sorting and cleaning the material before it is reprocessed. Recycling can help keep used plastic out of disposal sites and reduce the need for newly produced material.
