Bangkok, Nov 9 (TNA) – Staff of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration collected 572,602 Krathong baskets from water sources in the Loy Krathong festival last night, up 42% from last year’s amount, and there was not a single Styrofoam Krathong basket collected in seven districts.
BMA spokesman Ekwaranyu Amrapan said City Hall workers collected 572,602 Krathong baskets from water last night, up from 403,203 baskets in the Loy Krathong festival last year. The number rose by 169,367 baskets or 42%.
Of the collected Krathong baskets, 548,086 baskets or 95.7% were made from natural materials and 24,516 baskets or 4.3% were made from Styrofoam.
The percentage of Krathong baskets made from biodegradable natural materials dropped from 96.5% last year to 95.7% this year while that of Styrofoam baskets increased from 3.5% to 4.3%.
The highest number of collected Krathong baskets was 27,776 in Klong Toey district while Prawet district saw the highest amount of Styrofoam baskets, 1,140.
All collected Krathong baskets in seven districts were made from natural materials. They are Laksi, Din Daeng, Bang Rak, Sathon, Chom Thong, Bangkok Yai and Thawi Watthana districts. (TNA)
