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Waste-to-energy plant shut as locals gripe over foul smell

The Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has suspended the operation of a waste-to-energy power plant in On Nut after communities complained on Friday of strong smell from the site.

According to DIW director-general Wanchai Phanomchai, the department received complaints lodged by residents regarding the waste disposal plant, which is in Soi On Nut 86 and belongs to Krungthep Thanakom Co Ltd.

Friday's complaints were not the first. The department had previously invoked the Factory Act 1992 ordering the plant to solve the matter, but the smell lingered.

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