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A Bangkok-based start-up ‘’upcycling’’ surplus garment materials

13 Sept 11:17 Key points summarised by AI

Moreloop, a Bangkok-based startup, tackles the textile industry's waste problem by creating an online marketplace for surplus fabrics, often high-quality dead-stock from garment factories.
Founded by Thamonwan Virodchaiyan and Amorpol Huvanandana, Moreloop champions a circular economy model, preventing valuable materials from being discarded and giving them new life through 'upcycling'.
The platform digitizes over one million yards of fabric from seventy factories, facilitating the reuse of materials for products like corporate uniforms and aiming to prevent 1 million kilograms of CO2 emissions by 2024.
Despite initial customer skepticism regarding surplus materials, Moreloop emphasizes quality and communication, demonstrating the potential for significant environmental impact by transforming industrial waste into valuable resources.

Today 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.