Lack of fuel halts garbage collection(Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)KANCHANABURI - Lack of diesel brought garbage collection to a halt in Kanchanaburi municipality on Tuesday morning, with the trucks not beginning their rounds until fuel was available in the afternoonThe municipal office announced in a Facebook post on Monday there would be no trash collection on Tuesday morning, there was no diesel for the trucks. The office warned it would probably be able to collect the garbage in some areas, and not in others, and may even have to temporarily halt the service. It blamed the problem on the disruption of fuel deliveries in the province. Twenty-four hours later, the office posted another announcement saying its fleet of rubbish trucks would begin returnig to the city's streets on Tuesday afternoon, but warned residents there could be further disruptions. "Garbage collection could still be delayed as the fuel situation has not returned to normal," it said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 17, 2026 15:46 UTC