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Bangkok locals convert 'taxi graveyard' into vegetable gardens

Using resources
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Using resources

As Thailand imposed Covid restrictions, the taxi business in the capital city started slowing down. Soon enough, the parking lots styarted replicating little graveyards of taxis. However, the locals decided to not let the resources go to waste.

Vegetable gardens and frog ponds
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Vegetable gardens and frog ponds

The locals converted an open-air car park in the west of the capital city and made mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds.

Aubergines, chillies and more
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Aubergines, chillies and more

The bonnets of taxis have bene converted to hold little vegetable gardens with aubergines, chillies, cucumbers, courgettes and basil growing for the locals.

Frog ponds
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Frog ponds

The spare and useless tires of these cabs have been converted into little ponds for frogs.

Hopeful for profits
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Hopeful for profits

Locals are hoping to sell the vegetables if thy turn out to be of good quality and earn a living out of this new and creative way of using the leftover resources.