3Rs Policy and plastic waste management in Thailand

Wichaiutcha, Natthapong; Chavalparit, Orathai

doi:10.1007/s10163-018-0781-y

Cited by 112 publications

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“…To ensure the future proper management of solid waste, Thailand has established the National 3R Strategy and the National Master Plan for Waste Management (2016-2021). Furthermore, Thailand also launched a "Plastic Debris Management Plan 2017-2021," which comprises promotion and introduction of eco-packaging design and eco-friendly plastic substitution, development of the material flow for plastic containers and packaging inventory, implementation of the 3Rs strategy for plastic debris management, and the promotion of education for relevant stakeholders in the field of plastics and its alternative materials [124]. Moreover, more effective plastic waste management can be created by implementation of legislation or revision of the laws to improve the efficiency and reduce the amount of plastic waste, such as imposing plastic bag fees, strengthening the 3Rs measures, and encouraging the implementation of CE in plastic value chains.…”

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confidence: 99%

Circular Economy in Conjunction with Treatment Methodologies in the Biomedical and Dental Waste Sectors

2021

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In this review, life cycle assessment (LCA) principles are coupled with circular economy (CE) in order to address LCA examples in the biomedical sector worldwide. The objectives were (1) to explore the application of LCA in the medical, pharmaceutical, and dental fields; (2) to describe the ways of biomedical waste management; (3) to emphasize on the problem of dental waste in private and public dental sectors; and (4) to propose ways of "green circulation" of the dental waste. A literature search was performed using the Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus search engines covering the period from January 2000 until May 2020, corresponding to articles investigating the LCA and circular economy principles and legislation for biomedical and dental waste, their management options, and modern ways of recycling. The results showed that incineration seems to be the best management way option involved despite the mentioned drawbacks in this technology. Different adopted models are well defined for the dental field based on the 3Rs' module (reduce, reuse, recycle). Replacing disposable products with reusable ones seems to be a good way to tackle the problem of waste in medical and dental sectors. Interventions on the selection and better biomedical and dental waste management will ensure eco-medicine and eco-dentistry of the future. These new terms should be the new philosophies that will change the way these fields operate in the future for the benefit of the professionals/patients and the community.

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Circular Economy in Conjunction with Treatment Methodologies in the Biomedical and Dental Waste Sectors

2021

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“…In general, as it is expected, the term has been associated with the environment. However, the logic behind the 3R's approach has been implemented in other sectors such as information technology (IT), solid waste management, and plastic waste management (Gadde, et al, 1997;Alahari, et al, 2008;Anik et al 2018;Wichai-utcha, & Chavalparit, 2019). While there are different ways to interpret the 3R's philosophy, as far as CE is concerned, the 3R's are considered to be the link between the financial and the environmental factors and the more practical side of the model, especially in production and consumption (Yuan, et al, 2006;Su, et al, 2013;Heshmati, 2015;Vasiljevic-Shikaleska, et al, 2017).…”

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Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms

Liakos

Kumar

Pongsakornrungsilp

et al. 2019

JEIM

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Purpose: Circular Economy (CE) has evolved as a result of the growing environmental awareness, environmental legislation and the need for social responsibility. However, awareness levels of CE are not as high as expected and practices are further behind than they should be, with a significant lack of research around the subject in the literature. This study therefore attempts to examine the current state of awareness levels and the practices around CE in manufacturing firms. Moreover, the study aims to empirically validate one of the earlier proposed CE models. Design/methodology/approach: The study adopts a quantitative survey questionnaire based approach. More than 500 people from various manufacturing organisations were contacted directly over a 40-day long sampling process through the FAME database, personal contacts and LinkedIn. The survey resulted in 103 completed responses. Given the exploratory nature of the study, the data was mainly analysed using descriptive statistics. To validate the CE model, a correlation analysis was also conducted. Findings: The research findings show that with the growing emphasis on CE across the globe by governing bodies, firms are becoming more aware of CE practices. The analysis also shows some useful insights on the state of each of the pillars (economic benefits, environmental impact and resource scarcity) of CE. Our findings also indicate that the environmental impact pillar of CE is at a more developed state than the other two pillars which are-mostlyin a research state. Research Implications and Limitations: The study provides manufacturing firms with a thorough understanding of the state of CE practices and importance of its successful implementation. The findings of the study advocates consideration of all three pillars of CE by managers as a guide to plan for an efficient strategy around CE implementation. Moreover, our study adds to existing efforts by the academic community to raise the awareness towards CE practice among all relevant stakeholders. The findings of this study are based on the responses from a limited 103 survey responses from manufacturing firms. Originality/value: This study adds to the very limited empirical literature on CE awareness and practices in manufacturing firms. This is also one of the first studies attempting to empirically validate an existing CE model.

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“…In the circular economy context, the generated wastes from different activities of supply chains are collected from proper channels and returned to a special remanufacturing unit for further reuse. To incorporate the CE practices in supply chains, initially, the "3R" principles were introduced to reduce, reuse and recycle of the energy and materials consumptions (Huang et al, 2018;Wichai-utcha and Chavalparit, 2019). Currently, to improve the supply chain activities, 6R policies are introduced to literature, where additional three dimensions such as recover, redesign and remanufacture are considered (Ghisellini and Ulgiati, 2020).…”

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Circular economy practices in the leather industry: A practical step towards sustainable development

Moktadir

Ahmadi

Sultana

et al. 2020

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The concept of circular economy (CE), a recent popular global business trend, considerably minimizes waste and environmental pollution. However, studies exploring CE practices in the context of leather industry have been scant. To deal with this issue, this paper proposes a decision support framework for evaluating the challenges to CE practices in the context of leather industry. Best worst method, a generic decision support tool, is employed in the assessment process. The study findings reveal that "lack of financial support from authorities" is assigned the highest weight in the final ranking results. This indicates that the lack of financial facility poses a major challenge to the successful implementation of CE practices. The findings can assist industrial managers and authorities in taking the required actions to implement CE practices in the leather industry for the sustainable development of the leather sector.

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3Rs Policy and plastic waste management in Thailand

Cited by 112 publications

References 16 publications

Circular Economy in Conjunction with Treatment Methodologies in the Biomedical and Dental Waste Sectors

Circular Economy in Conjunction with Treatment Methodologies in the Biomedical and Dental Waste Sectors

Understanding circular economy awareness and practices in manufacturing firms

Circular economy practices in the leather industry: A practical step towards sustainable development

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