Natural Resources Minister Suchart Chomklin ordered the Pollution Control Department to step up monitoring of illegal industrial waste dumping after black waste mixed with plastic and cut wire was found on farmland in Kabin Buri, Prachin Buri, with a nearby pond that is black, smelly and oily. Police have asked the PCD to test whether the seized material is legally hazardous, and the agency is building a public tip-off network to trace sources and transport routes. For a small business that generates scrap, waste or sludge, expect tighter checks: use licensed waste collectors and keep records of who takes your waste and where it ends up.