Nongpho, Thailand

The project takes place in the small town of Nongpho near Ratchaburi. Title: PLASTIC KILLER. Theme: How can local communities deal with their own waste? The plastic garbage from Nongpho will be collected and piled up into a huge „stupa.“ Then the garbage has to be eliminated. But how, by burning, burying, will it succeed? 15 – November – 16 December 2018 – Discussions, lectures, interviews on waste, recycling and culture. Public rubbish collection, construction of the „stupa“, ideas workshops. 16 December 2018 – Social Plastic Bye Bye Party.

Plastic Killer Film

Plastic Killer Film

The film documents the project took place in cooperation with Baan Noorg Arts & Culture in Nongpho in Thailand. 15 …
Funeral of the Dead Plastic

Funeral of the Dead Plastic

มาติกาบังสุกุลพลาสติก – Plastic Cremation Ceremony ๑๖ ธันวาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๖๑ เวลา ๑๕.๐๐ น.ณ ศาลาอเนกประสงค์ วัดหนองโพ จ.ราชบุรี16 December 2018, 15.00 – 17.00Multi-purpose …
Invitations

Invitations

Today we hand out invitations for our final event tomorrow. Also, the local „Radio“ spreads the message on public loudspeakers …
Local Agents Forum

Local Agents Forum

Local Agents I Forum, Dec 6th, 2018 at BACC auditorium room. Speakers:Alfred Banze and Christine Falk (Camping Akademie e.V.), Germany …
A street banner for the Dead Plastic Funeral

A street banner for the Dead Plastic Funeral

Making a street banner: Join the DEAD PLASTIC FUNERAL at 16 December 2018, 3pm in Nong Pho Village. Monk praying, life …
Done! The Dead Plastic Stupa

Done! The Dead Plastic Stupa

Starting again in the early morning, 6am. Because of the sun, it is so strong later in the day. The …
The Stupa´s  Body

The Stupa´s Body

So mutch plastic we have collected. Estimate 130 bags, mostly full of dirty useless plastic. It is the amount, what …
Building the Stupa

Building the Stupa

Today, the two workers set up the bamboo skeleton of the stupa. Impressive, bamboo is such a great material! …
NPKD Kids Group, 2nd session

NPKD Kids Group, 2nd session

In the afternoon, the NPKD Kids Group come over. We want to collect plastic. Can we? Yes, yes …
School event at the Temple

School event at the Temple

Many children come to the temple this morning. They have a lesson in Buddhism. Before they start, they have lunch …
Waste bin diving

Waste bin diving

Every morning we collect plastic waste from the waste bins. 90% of the plastic is useless for recycling. It is …
NPKD Social Enterprise Kids Group

NPKD Social Enterprise Kids Group

Today, the NPKD Social Enterprise Kids Group is joining our activities. Together we put the „Separate Waste“ Stickers on many waste …
Traditional food packing

Traditional food packing

Another meeting at Nong Pho school. What did your grandparents use to wrap food? The children make many drawings of …
Neighbours give plastic

Neighbours give plastic

Some neighbours give us plastic waste. Thank you, kob khun grab! …
First sketch of a Plastic Waste Stupa for Nongpho Village

First sketch of a Plastic Waste Stupa for Nongpho Village

We made a first sketch of a Plastic Waste Stupa for Nongpho Village. As a temporary installation it will be set …
"Separate Plastic" Sticker

„Separate Plastic“ Sticker

Diving in the Nongpho waste bins, we find out, that the village has a lot of food left overs, packed …
3rd walk with the Monks

3rd walk with the Monks

Today we walked into another area of the village. Here are many dairy farmers. The cows are standing all the …
Farmers contribution

Farmers contribution

The dairy farmer donates a bag of plastic bottles. Thank you! …
2nd walk with the Monks

2nd walk with the Monks

6 am. Walking with the monks and collecting plastic …
New participants

New participants

Two young boys participate in our plastic collecting group. Hopefully we can involve more kids …
Walking with the Monks

Walking with the Monks

Like every morning the Buddhist Monks collect food offers by the residents, and in exchange to that, they pray for …
2nd Nongpho School Plastic Collection

2nd Nongpho School Plastic Collection

Meeting again with 100 children of Nongpho School, the younger ones. After a short introduction we again collect plastic waste …
Nongpho School Plastic Collection

Nongpho School Plastic Collection

Meeting with 100 children of Nongpho School. After a short introduction we collect a lot of plastic waste around the …
Visit to the local plastic buyers

Visit to the local plastic buyers

We visit the local plastic buying company „Wongpanit Nongpho“. The director informs us of the different materials they like to …
Plastic Cage

Plastic Cage

We build the Plastic Cage, the place every one from the village can drop their plastic. Together, we will sort …
"Plastic Killer" Jingle

„Plastic Killer“ Jingle

There is Village Radio in Nongpho, broadcasted over loudspeakers in the streets every morning and evening. We made a Radio-Jingle …
Main Location

Main Location

Jiandyin of Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts & Culture talked to the head of the Nongpho monastery. They confirmed the project …
First Participants

First Participants

We visit the farmer Montree Chroenraksa. He wants to join the project and collect all the plastic waste of his …
Plastic Flyer

Plastic Flyer

We design an info flyer: „How can the plastic waste in the community be reduced? „PLASTIC KILLER“ invites you to …
First Meeting

First Meeting

A first meeting in Nongpho at a noodle stand, from left: Alfred Banze, Jiandyin, Christine. First text sketch for a …

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