Siam Piwat joins hands with GC to launch the “Circular Living Campaign 2018” To promote a circular economy model for sustainable plastic waste management
Two of Thailand’s leading organizations Siam Piwat Group and PTT Global Chemicals Public Company Limited (GC) have teamed up to unveil “Circular Living Campaign 2018”.The launched campaign aims to promote sustainable waste management in Thailand and to endorse creativity and innovative technology that lead to the development of products made from recycled plastic.To this end, the project plays significant role in advancing circular economy model.The Circular Living Campaign 2018 will consist of a series of environmental conservation activities organized throughout the period from September 2018 to February 2019, namely Power of Sharing, Sustainable Designer’s Contest, Circular Living Festival, Up Cycling X’Mas Tree, and Circular Living Symposium.First of the series is “Power of Sharing” in which receptacles for plastic waste will be placed across three locations : Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery. The donated plastic product will then be upcycled into shirts and donated to the Community Children Foundation (C. C. F.) under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
The event had privilege to welcome Naratipe Ruttapradid, Senior Executive Vice President, Operational Manager of Siam Piwat Co., Ltd., , Patiparn Sukorndhaman, Chief Operation Officer of Downstream Petrochemical Business, PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), Kittirat Pitipanich, Acting Director of the Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) (CEA), Warawan Tippawanich, Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs at PTT Global Chemicals Public Company Limited (GC), and the talented actress Kamolned ‘Eye’ Ruengsri together with representatives from the two organizationsto join the event at My Kitchen, Siam Discovery.
