TISTR and Wongpanit Group jointly establish community waste management learning center to drive circular economy in Thailand

On 10 July 2023, TISTR by Dr. Chutima Eamchotchawalit, Governor of TISTR, and Wongpanit Group* by Dr. Somthai Wongcharoen, President of Wongpanit Group, together signed the 5-year MOU for the collaboration on the use of STI for community waste management learning center. Also, Dr. Pratip Wongbundit, Deputy Governor R&D for Sustainable Development, and Mr. Kanokpol Wongcharoen, Executive Director of Wongpanit Waste to Energy Company Limited, attended the signing ceremony as the witnesses, at Wung Chan Riverview Hotel, Phisanulok Province. The collaboration aims to drive circular economy by using waste solutions and waste management, create jobs and incomes, solve environmental problems and mitigate negative impacts to the environment. Its result will elevate a quality of life to the people in the communities concretely.

At this occasion, TISTR Executives and Dr. Rewadee Anuwattana, TISTR’s Research Expert, attended certificate presentation ceremony to congratulate the training participants (Republic of Ghana) of the training course ‘Wasteology: Urban Mining Business with Recycling (international program)’, and visited Wongpanit’s recycling plants to study their waste collection process, waste sorting process and product quality inspection.

*Wongpanit Group is one of leading recycling companies in Thailand for the recycling of various materials.

Should you seek for any consultancy or collaboration in waste solutions and waste management by TISTR’s technologies, please contact Dr. Rewadee Anuwattana, Research Expert, and Ms. Pattamaphorn Phuangngamphan, a Project Researcher via:

Email: rewadee_a@tistr.or.th, patamaphorn@tistr.or.th

Telephone number at +66 (0)2577 9497

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