Canon organizes its 4th used plastic bottles (PET) donation to BMA
for upcycling into high-visibility PPE suits for street sweepers
(March 2025) Canon Group in Thailand, namely Canon Marketing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Canon Prachinburi (Thailand) Ltd. and Material Automation (Thailand) Co., Ltd. organized the fourth edition of its "Your PET Bottles Help Save Street Sweepers" project to encourage their employees to collect used plastic bottles (PET) and donate for upcycling into reflective PPE suits for street sweepers to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) represented by Mr. Panuwatt Ontes, Director of Waste Management Service Division, Solid Waste and Sewage Office Management, Department of Environment, BMA at Bangkok City Hall (Din Daeng) on March 17th, 2025.
Over 104 kilograms of PET bottles were donated by employees under Canon’s “Your PET Bottles Help Save Street Sweepers" project. These used plastic bottles (PET) will be upcycled and turned into synthetic fiber for making a high-visibility safety vest to protect street sweepers from road accidents.
This activity represents one of the company's environmental conservation efforts to raise awareness about the reuse of waste materials, plastic waste reduction, environmental conservation, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In terms of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, which is regarded as a major cause of global warming, this activity could reportedly reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 107.22 kgCO2e, contributing to the Canon Group Environmental efforts to create a sustainable society and future for future generations.
