| Author | Suchada Pichonsajja |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-02-26 |
| Subject(s) | Salvage (Waste, etc.)--Thailand--Phitsanulok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science. School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. EV-02-26 |
| Abstract | Recyclables materials in the Municipality of Phitsanulok have been divided into
five categories in the study: (1) paper and cardboard, (2) glass, (3) plastic, (4) ferrous
metal, and (5) non-ferrous metal. The material recycling activities have done by formal and
informal sectors. Formal sector consists of 11 registered recycling firms in the city, while
the informal compromises 5 unregistered firms, around 200 tricyclists, pick-up traders, 46
collection crews, street scavengers, and 32 landfill scavengers. Twenty-five from 41 builtup communities have been participated in the community-based recycling activities. The
total annual tonnage ofrecyclables at the recycling firms was estimated at 17,000 tons. The
quantities of recyclables collected and sold by the informal sectors were 3,700 tons/year.
The recycling activities by households so1ied 526 tons/year of recyclables before
discarding. Sanitary landfill scavengers could reduce the wastes before dumping at around
18 tons/year or 0.06% of total wastes. The recycling activities of the formal and informal
sectors reduce 37% of total discarded materials; therefore, the activities play an important
role in the expansion of landfill lifetime. The activities have done through the linkage
between the sectors and the community with the support of the Phitsanulok Municipality in
community-based recycling programmes, such as the Recyclable Waste Banks. However,
the recycling system in the city should be improved in both economic and technical aspects
in order to enhance the recycling rate. The empowerment of the recycling firms, the
increasing of awareness arising programme, and the using of legislative measures and
packaging tax should be considered. Moreover, separation technique, and market
mechanism should be introduced into the community for more effective of the recycling
activities. |
| Year | 2002 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. EV-02-26 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Trankler, Josef |
| Examination Committee(s) | Preeda Parkpian ;Zimmermann, Willi |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.). - Asian Institute of Technology, 2002 |