In 2019, COERR Mae Sot’s Community based waste management program continue to raise awareness of Mae La refugee community in garbage reduction. Information have been made to public through meetings, home visit, etc. Public relations are made in several ways to keep community informed, i.e. at the meetings, on home visit and through verbal communications.

   Therefore, on Mondays and Fridays, COERR Recycle Center welcome refugees who come with used metal, cardboard, plastic materials, i.e. plastic bags and bottles, etc. COERR offered one fresh egg in exchange for 1 kg. of these used material. Instead of throwing away these used material, they can collect them and exchange for some eggs at COERR Recycle Center. This is an effort to reduce garbage along the public areas so that roadsides and waterways should be cleaner. In conclusion, the aim is to add value to the used materials while the refugees received fresh eggs to supplement their meals.

   Each month, COERR Recycle Center receives over 100 kilograms of recyclable waste.

   COERR Recycle Center also welcome poor refugees to join the Garbage Bank in which refugees learn about basic knowledge of waste separation, the value of used material which can be sold to COERR.

   This Garbage Bank does not only help to reduce garbage but also enable refugees to realize that recyclable material can make income for themselves and their families.

Refugees were seen bringing their recyclabled garbages like metal, paper, plastic bags, bolltles, etc.
and received some eggs for their meals during March-April

   Environmentally friendly houses are visited monthly. The purpose of home visit is to intensify refugees’ understanding in how to sort garbage, in order to effectively reduce household waste. Cleaning supplies were given to household to enable them to keep their house clean. Seeds and watering cans were given to the houses that have vegetable gardening.

   At-source Waste Separation Training for Refugees was held on April 8, 2019 for 100 participants of 71 female and 29 male. This is to convince refugees of what are recyclable materials and how important it is to reduce waste by sorting and re-using materials, to tell community people not to litter, to realize the value of recyclable waste, to keep their community areas clean as to save their environment for their own better living.

Capacity Building Training for Trainer in Waste Management and Garbage Sorting for refugee staff was organized on April 17, had 26 Staffs of 23 female and 3 male staff attend.

Safe Waste Collection Training and Environment Protection was organized on April 18, 2019 had 287 refugees participated, consisting of 198 female and 89 male.