Ideas abound as governor race draws down

Yuranan, who contested the Bangkok gubernatorial race under the Pheu Thai Party, said Bangkok on a daily basis produced 10,000 tonnes of garbage, 30 per cent of which could be recycled. However, much of it is disposed without recycling at open-air dumps, causing foul smells and unhygienic conditions for nearby areas, he said.

Yuranan said he would have city residents separate garbage at home and give recyclable items to private scavenger trucks that would come to their doorsteps. The incentive would be the extra money made, he said, adding he would announce recyclable item prices on television.

He would have the OnNut, Nong Khaem and Tha Raeng dumps become enclosed facilities using effective micro-organisms to degenerate non-recycle garbage, while hazardous garbage, such as that from hospitals, would be incinerated.

Kaewsan said yesterday he would put markets in order and set up co-ops for vendors to supervise the markets among themselves, in a bid to get rid of dark influential figures. He disagreed with the microchip tagging of dogs as it would not tackle the issues of missing dogs or stray dogs. Kaewsan said he would let dog care be natural, as Thai people were already kind-hearted towards animals.