The University focuses on the management of water bodies outside the University in the lower Chao Phraya River area. Kayaking to collect garbage: from canals to the sea is an activity that has attracted many participants and raised public awareness on reducing littering into canals and rivers.

In addition, Thammasat University has partnered with several external agencies to reduce littering into rivers, for example:

– Partnership with Thai Beverage Industry Association in organizing a meeting between beverage entrepreneurs to create campaigns against discarding beverage packaging into the rivers

– The campaign and guideline in solving the environmental issues due to Loy Krathong traditions. Thammasat University together with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Bangkok Metropolitan Administrator organized a seminar on “How to Loy Krathong to ask the river for forgiveness without hurting the river?” and Loy Krathong events in Thammasat University that focuses on using Krathongs that are made from natural materials.

Stop littering and plastic pollution

Thammasat University, together with partners in both public and private sectors (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Interior, The Pollution Control Department, Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Marine Department, Royal Irrigation Department, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Naval Civil Affairs Department, Mahidol University, National Institute of Development Administration-NIDA, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Big Trees Group, and provincial civil society organizations) has organized Kayaking for Chao Phraya: Stop littering and plastic pollution – 10 days 10 provinces on October 1 – 10, 2019. Participants included professional kayakers, both Thai and foreign, faculty members and students from Thammasat University, as well as interested citizens. [ to campaign and create awareness among Thais value of the Chao Phraya river, do not throw garbage into the river, including creating awareness of the use of plastic can, ] The activity covered the total distance of 350 km and the total amount of collected garbage was 3,215 kg. Common garbages found in the river were foam packing, food containers, beverage bottles, tires, mattresses, and large garbage bags. Among all collected garbage from Chao Phraya River, there were more than 100 kg of toxic wastes, such as paint cans, chemical containers, and pesticides cans, and the locations with most garbages are riverbanks, temple areas, and waterfront communities.