The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) revealed today that this year’s krathong waste collection showed a 24% decrease compared to last year.
BMA spokesperson Aekvarunyoo Amrapala said city workers began the clean-up at 8pm last night, at 110 locations across the capital, collecting krathong waste from the Loy Krathong Festival until 5am this morning.
“A total of 391,027 krathongs were collected this year, 24% fewer than last year. Of these, 82.76% were made from natural materials, 10% from bread and 7.23% from Styrofoam,” he said.
He added that data from the past two years shows a steady decline in both the total number of krathongs and the proportion made from non-biodegradable materials.
Meanwhile, the BMA’s virtual Loy Krathong platform, available for the second consecutive year via the website greener.bangkok.go.th, attracted 23,347 online krathongs, compared to 36,832 in 2024.
