Plastic Waste Material Flow Analysis for Thailand : Summary Report
Thailand, like many countries around the world, is in the midst of a significant plastic waste crisis. In 2019, the government of Thailand released the Roadmap for Plastic Waste Management 2018-2030 and is developing the National action plan on Mar...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099515103152238081/P17099409744b50fc09e7208a58cb52ae8a http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37182 |
| Summary: | Thailand, like many countries around
the world, is in the midst of a significant plastic waste
crisis. In 2019, the government of Thailand released the
Roadmap for Plastic Waste Management 2018-2030 and is
developing the National action plan on Marine plastic debris
to alleviate the current impacts and avert future damage
caused by marine plastic debris. While these efforts are
critical steps toward reining in the country’s plastic
pollution problem, further insight is needed into where the
plastic waste comes from and how it moves in the
environment. This study aims to better understand how
plastic waste travels from land-based sources to marine
environments by analyzing the material flow of plastic waste
in five high-priority catchments. The study presents the
first large-scale assessment in Thailand to integrate
national waste generation and waste management performance
data with actual hydrological conditions to estimate how
mismanaged plastic waste is carried and discharged into the
marine environment. This report is designed to assess how
much mismanaged plastic waste (MPW) is flowing into the Gulf
of Thailand. In Chapter 2, the approach and methodology are
presented and explained, and the various definitions used in
the report are discussed. The results of the models are
presented in Chapter 3. The solid waste management model
results are provided first, followed by the results from the
fate and transport models. Chapter 4 provides the final
conclusions and recommendations, which offer priority lists
and examples of recommended measures to reduce marine debris. |
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