BMA to install 200 more water refill stations to quench Bangkok’s thirst
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s “Bottle Free Seas” project, which saw the installation of 10 drinking water refill points citywide, has been so successful that it is planning to install another 200 such stations.
The initiative, launched in August last year, has already resulted in cutting down the use of 456,894 plastic bottles.
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the water refill stations were installed in collaboration with the Environmental Justice Foundation and the aim was to serve the public and reduce the use of plastic bottles. Every time a bottle is refilled at these stations, one less single-use plastic bottle is used, he said.
The free drinking water refill stations can be found at:
• Benjakitti Park’s Gate 6 and outside the pickleball court
• Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
• Near the Trimurti Shrine in CentralWorld’s courtyard
• Seacon Square bus stop
• Fortune Town on Rama IX Road
• Thanaburi Ramya Park in Thung Khru district
• Wachirabenchathat Park in Chatuchak district
• Na Phra Lan Tunnel near the Emerald Buddha Temple
• Tha Maharaj shopping centre in Phra Nakhon district
The BMA plans to install another 200 refill stations across the city, in places like public health service centres, district offices and public parks.
“Members of the private sector and several foundations have been invited to join in. If everybody collaborates, we will be able to achieve the installation target in the blink of an eye. But if it is left to the city on its own, it might take a little longer,” Chadchart said.
