SENA Partners with Q-CON to Develop Eco-Pot, Recycled Planters from Brick Scraps, Backing Low Carbon
Sena Development Public Company Limited, or SENA, has joined forces with Quality Construction Products Public Company Limited, or Q-CON, to develop Eco-Pot, a recycled planter created under the Turn Waste Green concept, which turns leftover brick scraps back into something valuable in order to reduce waste, increase green space, and generate income for communities. The plan is to pilot the handover to homeowners at the Welcome Home event of the COZI MRT Phetkasem 48 project. This collaboration is part of elevating the SENA Low Carbon approach into carbon management across the entire supply chain under the SENA Green Supply Chain – Carbon Product Reduction strategy, aiming to cut indirect greenhouse gas emissions in Scope 3, covering everything from material selection and construction processes to waste material management and the living phase. SENA's executives and team visited the Q-CON factory, a Strategic Green Partner for lightweight brick products, to study technology, production processes, and resource management approaches, and also took part in a Design Thinking workshop and exchanged knowledge to find ways to bring waste materials from production processes and construction sites back into use. As for Eco-Pot, it is developed from leftover lightweight brick scraps from construction sites, giving communities the chance to take part in the production process before the planters are delivered back to homeowners to grow plants in their homes, while also supporting the Net Zero 2050 goal. The COZI MRT Phetkasem 48 project will be the pilot project for passing on Eco-Pot to homeowners, developed under the Condo Low Carbon concept near the Blue Line electric train at Phetkasem 48 station, and it will apply carbon reduction approaches in the project, including installing solar cells in common areas, choosing plant species that help absorb carbon, a waste management system that encourages sorting and recycling, and EV charger areas for electric cars and motorcycles.
SCG showcases 4P model through Saraburi Sandbox on the global stage
SCG presented its Public-Private-People Partnership (4P) model and its Area-based Approach through the case study of the Saraburi Sandbox on two major stages: GCNT EXPO 2026, under the theme "From SHOCK to SHIFT – Thailand's Sustainable Transition in a Fractured World," and a panel discussion at The Bangkok Business Summit 2026: Reinvent Thailand, Resilient ASEAN. Thammasak Sethaudom, President and CEO of SCG, said that SCG began its transition to a low-carbon economy by tackling carbon reduction in its cement business, an industry that is hard to decarbonize. The company therefore developed technologies in its production processes, such as replacing nearly 50% of coal with biomass fuels and lowering production temperatures, while maintaining product efficiency, strength, and durability. SCG expanded its collaboration from the business level to the industry level through the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association, or TCMA, together with the Saraburi Provincial Industrial Council and Saraburi Province, to develop the Saraburi Sandbox as a model low-carbon city area, covering waste management, the use of agricultural residues, expansion of green spaces, and promotion of eco-tourism. The Saraburi Sandbox has gained global recognition, having been selected to join the World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative and featured as an ASEAN case study in the WEF White Paper 2026, while also expanding cooperation with Princeton University, the GCCA, and UNIDO on energy transition, technology, and green finance. Thammasak said the next goal is to apply the lessons from the Saraburi Sandbox's 4P model to suit the context of each area, in order to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy nationwide.
Phiphat orders urgent control of Rama 3 oil spill, approves three-pronged water pollution management plan
Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, said he has instructed the Marine Department and related agencies to integrate their work closely to speed up control of the oil spill situation in the Rama 3 area, contain its spread, and remove the oil as quickly as possible in order to reduce the impact on the public and prevent pollution from affecting water sources and the Chao Phraya River. If anyone witnesses an unsafe incident on the water, they can report it to the Marine Department hotline 1199 around the clock. Meanwhile, yesterday, September 9, the first meeting this year of the Committee on Water Pollution Management from Oil and Chemicals approved a policy and plan for managing water pollution caused by oil and chemicals, along with three key action plans: a water pollution prevention plan, a water pollution cleanup plan, and an environmental rehabilitation plan, to serve as a single standard framework for preventing, monitoring, responding to, and recovering from the effects of oil and chemicals nationwide. The meeting also set criteria for assessing the costs of cleaning up oil and chemical spills, as well as for assessing environmental damage, so that there is a clear standard for taking action against polluters.