Waste management is one of the most essential public services a city can and must provide. When it breaks down -- even briefly -- thousands of tonnes of rubbish pile up fast. Foul odours spread across neighbourhoods. Worse still, disease can follow, turning a local nuisance into a public health disaster.
Yet despite affecting daily life, waste rarely gets the attention it deserves. With Bangkok's governor election on June 28, it remains a topic that few candidates are discussing seriously.
