PUBLISHED: 3 Sep 2024 at 06: 32
After finding the toxic waste recycling firm guilty of severely polluting the environment, a jury in Rayong ordered Win Process Co to give the company$ 1.74 billion in payment.
The atmosphere surrounding the Nong Pawa neighborhood was ruled out by the Rayong Provincial Court on Monday after Win Process’s spend recycling facility in Ban Khai district was found to be polluted.
After a search by the Department of Pollution Control’s investigation revealed that soil and water samples taken from the region were highly contaminated with dangerous toxins, the court made this decision.
Again in 2022, the judge ordered the organization to give 20.82 million baht to substitute 15 citizens who were affected by the tree’s activities. But, the company refused to pay, saying it was unable to do so as it had been declared bankrupt.
The order came to an end to a ten-year battle between local residents in the area seeking compensation for the plant’s significant pollution.
Penchom Saetang, executive director of Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand ( EARTH), on Monday called the ruling” a great victory”, before praising state agencies for their cooperation.
Local residents may also file a lawsuit against the criminal court, asking for the company’s assets to be sequestered and sold in exchange for the settlement amount ordered by the court.
She stated that this year will mark the beginning of the recovery process for the area’s natural water resources and soil, which have been contaminated with dangerous toxins and heavy metals.
According to her, the Department of Pollution Control is in the operation of amending the government’s industry-related rules and regulations.
According to her, the amendments would require businesses that deal with any kind of hazardous materials to add to a main restoration fund to ensure there are funds for environmental recovery and settlement in the event of an accident in the future.