Varawut addresses aluminum dross waste crisis in Nakhon Pathom

MGR Online•Economy•4d ago

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Industry Minister Varawut Silpa-archa inspected a closed aluminum dross factory in Nakhon Pathom to expedite the removal of hazardous waste affecting the community.

•Minister Varawut Silpa-archa inspected a closed factory of AY 2021 Co., Ltd. in Nakhon Pathom.
•Approximately 12,387 tons of aluminum dross were found stored in big bags, some leaking and causing odors.
•The site is categorized as an abandoned building with non-functional pollution treatment systems.
•The Ministry of Industry is pushing for new Factory and Industrial Waste Acts to implement the Polluter Pays Principle.

Overview

•AY 2021 Co., Ltd. operated a factory in Phrong Madua, Nakhon Pathom, which was prosecuted for operating without a permit and possessing Type 3 hazardous substances.
•The Nakhon Pathom Provincial Industry Office and police have seized all items inside and outside the factory buildings.
•Leaking aluminum dross has caused intermittent foul odors and poses risks of fire, explosion, and respiratory danger when exposed to moisture.
•Inspectors found approximately 8,258 big bags of industrial waste weighing about 12,387 tons.
•Varawut Silpa-archa ordered the Provincial Industry Office to coordinate with police to determine a legal pathway for the urgent removal or disposal of the 12,237 tons of seized dross.
•The Ministry of Industry will accelerate the Factory Act and Industrial Waste Act drafts to the Cabinet and Parliament.
•The proposed legislation aims to apply the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) to ensure operators cover environmental remediation costs.

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Key Entities

Person

Varawut Silpa-archa(วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา)ℹ️

Minister of Industry who inspected the aluminum dross site in Nakhon Pathom.

Supachok Srisukchon(ศุภโชค ศรีสุขจร)

Chairman of the Industrial Committee of the House of Representatives.

Organization

AY 2021 Co., Ltd.(บริษัท เอวาย 2021 จำกัด)

The company that operated the illegal aluminum dross factory in Nakhon Pathom.

Ministry of Industry(กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม)ℹ️

The government ministry overseeing industrial regulations and pushing for new waste legislation.

Nakhon Pathom Provincial Industry Office(สำนักงานอุตสาหกรรมนครปฐม)

The local agency that seized the assets of the illegal factory.

Place

Nakhon Pathom(นครปฐม)ℹ️

The province where the illegal aluminum dross factory is located.

Law

Factory Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติโรงงาน พ.ศ. 2535)

The law under which the factory was prosecuted for operating without permission.

Hazardous Substances Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติวัตถุอันตราย พ.ศ. 2535)

The law violated by the possession of Type 3 hazardous aluminum dross without permission.

Policy

Polluter Pays Principle(ผู้ก่อมลพิษเป็นผู้จ่าย)ℹ️

A principle to be integrated into new legislation to make operators responsible for environmental damage costs.