Siam Bayview’s technical
department won first prize with their Traditional Thai house
(center). Housekeeping took second place with a framed artwork of a
bed of flowers (left), and the Accounting Department’s figure of a
mythical phoenix (right) won third place.
Manoon Makpol
Employees at the Siam Bayview Hotel turned wood
and paper scraps into works of art as part of the resort’s efforts
to promote environmental conservation.
The hotel’s housekeeping department organized the
Sept. 23 “Wonders of Wastepaper” contest with workers from the
hotel’s various sections submitting 28 pulp-based projects for
judging in the hotel’s Greenleaf environmental program.
Among the entries were lamps, a Suphhanhong-style
boat, gift bags and even a Santa Claus figure. Housekeeping Manager
Nijjanorn Maaprasert said the contest showed employees that waste
products can be recycled into useful and decorative items.
The products largely were composed of hand-made
mulberry rice paper, which can be made from used magazine pages,
scraps, cards, non-waxed boxes, office paper, napkins and other
paper products. The waste is cut up into small pieces and then mixed
in a blender with warm water then molded into sheets or shapes.
The Siam Bayview’s technical department won the 1,500 baht first
prize in the contest with a traditional Thai house. Housekeeping
took the 1,000 baht second place with a framed artwork of a bed of
flowers, and the Accounting Department’s figure of a mythical
phoenix won third place and 800 baht.
