Plastic Waste Management Action Plan

Plastic Waste Management Action Plan

Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality, Thailand

Introduction

As the problem of plastic waste has escalated, a considerable amount of plastic trash has ended up

in the environment, both on land and at sea. Organizations worldwide have continued to tackle this

problem by providing support at the national and local levels. Southeast Asia is the largest

contributor to marine plastic pollution. Thailand has declared waste management a national agenda

and developed the National Solid Waste Management Master Plan 2016-2021 and Plastic Waste

Management Roadmap 2018-2030 to promote efficient plastic waste management. In addition to

helping to create a circular economic system and reduce the amount of waste escaping into the

marine environment, these plans are in line with the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine

Debris and Goals 11, 12, and 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs).

Nakhon Si Thammarat has the most accumulated waste in the country, amounting to 2.4 million

tonnes, due to rapid urbanization and the failure of waste management measures to effectively deal

with the volume of waste generated. Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality is the largest city in the

province. It produces up to 40,000 tonnes of waste per year, of which 9,000 tonnes is plastic waste.

Because of end-of-pipe waste management, only 0.7 per cent of waste (82 tonnes per year) are

recyclable. The remaining 94.3 per cent is disposed of by open dumping. Up to 48 per cent are

plastic bags that can be recycled but are not sorted for recycling due to costly transportation and

low plastic bag waste price. Furthermore, recyclable plastic waste, such as PET and other bottles,

have not been effectively separated, causing them to end up in landfills and resulting in loss of

economic opportunity and burden on the environment. Of the total plastic waste generated, up to

4 per cent (360 tonnes per year) are uncollected and left strewn on land or in drains and 1 per cent

enters waterways (90 tonnes per year).

Due to large volumes of community solid waste, especially plastic waste, the likelihood of them

ending up in the environment, especially in water sources, is high. Moreover, because of the

changing economic and social conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic packaging

has become a necessity in our daily life. To deal with the large amount of plastic waste, this Plastic

Waste Management Action Plan has been developed, focusing on the 3R principle (reduce, reuse,

recycle), public participation, public-private partnership, circular economy and polluter pay

principle.

Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality by the Division of Public Health and Environment has worked

together with relevant agencies and stakeholders from the private and civic sectors to gather

comments and develop this Action Plan that meets the current needs, solves problems in all sectors

and allows for efficient implementation. The success of Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality can

be expanded to other local administrative organizations to drive the country’s plastic waste

management.

Objectives

1. To raise awareness to create behaviour change among the public, private sector and

tourists about goods consumption and waste management at source. 2. To create a demand-supply chain for the recycling business and build recycling business

capacity (i.e., waste collectors, scrap collectors on tricycles, junk shops, recycling plants).

3. To develop an efficient waste collection system in line with the guidelines for waste

management at source.

4. To reduce plastic waste, such as plastic bags and single-use plastics.

Targets

Target

Short

Term

(Year 1)

Medium

Term

(Year 2-4)

Long Term

(Year 5-10)

1. Public awareness and behaviour change

among the public, private sector, and

tourists about goods consumption and

waste management at source.

2. Demand-supply chain for the recycling

business and building recycling business

capacity (waste collectors, salengs

(scrap collectors on tricycles), junk

shops, recycling plants).

3. Efficient waste collection system in line

with the guidelines for waste

management at source.

4. Reducing single-use plastic waste and

PET bottles.

5. Reducing plastic bags.

10 %

10 %

General

waste,

heavy trash,

hazardous

waste

10 %

10 %

20 %

60 %

All types of

waste

50 %

20 %

50 %

60 %

All types of

waste

80 %

50 %

Action Plan

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

People sector

o Waste to art annual municipal exhibition.

o Big cleaning day activity in a community every week.

o 3R model communities with knowledge, technical and material support from the

municipality.

o Establish youth groups to drive 3R activities in communities in line with school

activities.

Educational institutions

o Reducing single-use plastic waste in educational institutions project.

o Reducing plastic bags in educational institutions project.

o Reducing PET bottles in educational institutions project.

o 3R activities in educational institutions.

Religious places

o Promote consumer behaviour change and proper waste management and provide

information about waste management in religious places to visitors and people who

come to perform religious activities.

Private sector

o Green certificate program to award certificates to business establishments to reduce

single-use plastic waste and achieve waste management at source targets set by the

municipality.

o Reducing plastic bags in retail stores project (retail stores in communities,

convenience stores, and department stores).

o Develop a mechanism for borrowing/returning bags or containers to reduce single-

use plastic and plastic bag waste.

Public sector

o Ban on plastic bags in government organizations project.

o Ban on single-use plastics in government organizations project.

2. Waste separation at source

The municipality

o Develop a waste separation guide and disseminate it to the public to ensure

consistent waste separation practices.

o Develop a logistics mechanism for purchasing recyclable waste, especially those that

can create value but no markets.

o Educate the public about the value of waste to promote waste separation.

o Establish community leader groups and work teams (or youth groups) to support the

municipality’s waste separation at the source.


o Improve environmental courses by adding content on waste and plastic waste

management in the community context and classroom or outdoor activities in

collaboration with government and private organizations to encourage young

students to manage waste.

o Waste separation activities in educational institutions.

Private sector

o Tax incentives for business establishments that can manage waste at source and

reduce waste, single-use plastics, and plastic bags.

o Increase garbage fees for business establishments that fail to comply with the waste

separation at source measures.

3. Recycling Business

The municipality

o Register waste collectors, salengs (scrap collectors on tricycles) and junk shops.

o Organize training to provide knowledge about health and environmental

protection.

o Provide an annual health check-up and health and accident welfare for

registrants.

o Issue certification cards for people who have completed training and

regulatory development to motivate registrants to receive training.

o Make sure recycling business is located at a suitable place away from

residential areas to prevent contamination to communities.

o Develop standards for the recycling business and offer a fee reduction benefit to a

business establishment if it meets the standards.

o Prepare a manual for handling hazardous substances from waste separation.

4. Garbage collection

The municipality

o Garbage bin-free community project.

o Provide garbage bags with different colours for different types of waste (general

waste, recyclable waste, organic waste, hazardous waste, infectious waste).

o Set a schedule for waste collection by type of waste, such as non-recyclable waste,

recyclable waste, hazardous waste and heavy trash.

o Develop channels for communication between communities and the municipality

relating to waste management matters.

Implementation Timeline

Project Year

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

People sector

Waste to art annual municipal exhibition √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Big cleaning day activity in a community every week √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3R model communities with knowledge, technical, and material

support from the municipality √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Establish youth groups to drive 3R activities in communities in line

with school activities √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √


Reducing single-use plastic waste in educational institutions project √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reducing plastic bags in educational institutions project √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Reducing PET bottles in educational institutions project √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3R activities in educational institutions √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Religious places

Promote consumer behavior change and proper waste management

and provide information about waste management in religious places

to visitors and people who come to perform religious activities

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Private sector

Green certificate program to award certificates to business

establishments for reducing single-use plastic waste and achieving

the waste management at source targets set by the municipality

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Reducing plastic bags in retail stores project (retail stores in

communities, convenience stores, and department stores) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Develop a mechanism for borrowing/returning bags or containers in

order to reduce single-use plastic and plastic bag waste √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Public sector

Ban on plastic bags in government organizations project √ Ban on single-use plastics in government organizations project √ Waste separation at source


Project Year

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033

The municipality

Develop a waste separation guide and disseminate it to the public to

ensure uniform waste separation practices √ √

Develop a logistics mechanism for purchasing recyclable waste,

especially those that have potential to create value but no markets √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Educate the public about the value of waste to promote waste

separation √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Establish community leader groups and work teams (or youth

groups) to support the municipality’s waste separation at source √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √


Improve environmental courses by adding content on waste and

plastic waste management in the community context and classroom

or outdoor activities in collaboration with government and private

organizations to encourage young students to manage waste

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Waste separation activities in educational institutions √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Private sector

Tax incentives for business establishments that can manage waste at

source and reduce waste, single-use plastics, and plastic bags √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Increase garbage fees for business establishments that fail to comply

with the waste separation at source measures √ √ √ √ √ √

Recycling Business

The municipality

Register waste collectors, salengs (scrap collectors on tricycles), and

junk shops

o Organize training to provide knowledge about health and

environmental protection

o Provide an annual health check-up and health and accident

welfare for registrants

o Issue certification cards for people who have completed

training and regulatory development to motivate registrants to

receive training

o Make sure recycling business is located at a suitable place

away from residential areas to prevent contamination to

communities

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Develop standards for the recycling business and offer a fee

reduction benefit to a business establishment if it meets the standards √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √


Project Year

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033

Prepare a manual for handling hazardous substances from waste

separation √ √

Garbage collection

The municipality

Garbage bin-free community project √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Provide garbage bags with different colors for different types of

waste (general waste, recyclable waste, organic waste, hazardous

waste, infectious waste)

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Set a schedule for waste collection by type of waste, such as non-

recyclable waste, recyclable waste, hazardous waste, and heavy trash √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Develop channels for communication between communities and the

municipality relating to waste management matters √ √

Implementation plan

Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes

Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027


People sector

Waste to art annual

municipal exhibition

o To promote public

participation.

o To raise public

awareness of

waste problems.

o Hold a waste to

art exhibition at

least once a

year.

o Arts from waste materials that

reflects

problems and

creativity from

various sectors,

including

communities,

educational

institutions, and

business

establishments.

o The private

sector supports

communities

and educational

institutions to

produce artworks.

o Number of

visitors.

o Number of

artworks

displayed.

o Visitor

satisfaction.

o Large-scale

public

participation

involving

communities,

educational

institutions,

business

establishments,

and government

organizations.

o The public is

aware of waste

management

problems and

want to take

part in

addressing

these problems.

o Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o TAT

o Nakhon Si

Thammarat

Provincial

Administrative

Organization

o Private sector

Big cleaning day

activity in a

community every

week

o To promote public

participation in

community waste

management.

o To raise public

awareness and

create consumer

behavior and

o Every

community in

the municipality

organizes a big

cleaning day

activity on a

weekly basis.

o Number of

participants.

o Participant

satisfaction.

o Change in

attitudes

toward

consumer

o Greater public

participation in

waste

management.

o The public is

aware of the

problems and

changes their

o Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o People in

communities

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups in

communities

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

household waste

management

changes.

behavior and

involvement

in waste

management.

consumer and

waste

management

behaviors.

3R model

communities with

knowledge, technical,

and material support

from the municipality

o To develop model

communities for

waste

management

using the 3R

principles.

o To expand the

results to other

communities.

o At least five

model

communities in

Year 1 and five

model

communities

every year after

that.

o Number of

communities

participating

in the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

waste sent to

landfills.

o Increase in the

amount of

recyclable

waste.

o Decrease in

the amount of

plastic bag

waste.

o Decrease in

the amount of

single-use

plastic waste.

o At least five 3R

model

communities in

Year 1.

o Expand the

results of model

communities to

at least five

other

communities

every year after

Year 1.

o Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o People in

communities

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups in

communities

Establish youth groups to drive 3R

activities in

communities in line

with school activities

o To create youth groups to drive

3R activities in

communities.

o To align school

activities with

community

activities.

o Establish a youth group in

every

community in

the

municipality.

o Youth groups

work together

with

community

o Number of youths

participating

in the project.

o Number of

communities

with

collaborative

activities

between

o 3R is implemented in

communities in

a concrete and

continuous

manner.

o Community

activities are in

line with school

activities.

o Division of Public Health

and

Environment

o People in communities

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups in

communities

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

leaders to drive

3R activities.

community

leaders and

youth groups.


Reducing single-use

plastic waste in

educational

institutions project

o To promote

change in

consumer

behavior among

students.

o To reduce single-

use plastic waste.

o Reduce plastic

waste from

stores outside

and inside

educational

institutions.

o All educational

institutions in

the municipality

implement this

policy.

o Decrease in

the amount of

single-use

plastic waste.

o Educational

institutions set

rules/policies

to reduce

single-use

plastic waste.

o Students

change their

consumer

behavior.

o Change in

consumer

behavior in

households and

communities.

o Decrease in the

amount of

single-use

plastic waste in

the

municipality.

o Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o Educational

institutions

o Stores outside

and inside

educational

institutions

o People in

communities

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups in

communities

Reducing plastic bags

in educational


o To promote

change in

consumer

behavior among

students.

o To reduce plastic bag waste.

o Reduce plastic

bag waste from

stores outside

and inside

educational

institutions. o All educational

institutions in

the municipality

implement this

policy

o Decrease in

the amount of

plastic bag

waste.

o Educational

institutions set rules/policies

to reduce

plastic bag

waste.

o Students

change their

consumer

behavior.

o Change in

consumer behavior in

households and

communities.

o Decrease in the

amount of

plastic bag

waste in the

municipality.

o Division of

Public

Health and

Environment

o Educational

institutions

o Stores outside

and inside

educational

institutions o People in

communities

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups in

communities

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Reducing PET bottles

in educational


o To promote

change in

consumer

behavior among

students

o To reduce PET

bottles.

o Install water

filters in all

educational

institutions.

o Decrease in

the amount of

PET bottle

waste.

o Educational

institutions set

rules/policies

to encourage

students to

drink water

from water

filters.

o Students

change their

consumer

behavior.

o Decrease in the

amount of PET

bottle waste in

educational

institutions.

o Division of

Public

Health and

Environment

o Educational

institutions

o Stores outside

and inside

educational

institutions

3R activities in

educational

institutions

o To raise

awareness among

students.

o To develop

practical

innovations that

create value from

waste.

o To encourage the

private sector to

support student

activities/projects.

o Every

educational

institution has a

waste bank

project or other

projects to

support circular

economy

mechanism.

o Students have

knowledge

about the types

of recyclable waste and can

sort them

properly before

discarding.

o Innovative

schools turn

waste into value

through student

projects.

o Number of

schools

participating

in the project

and

developing

innovations.

o Apply

innovations to

produce

practical

results.

o Youths are

aware of waste

management

and take part in

addressing

community

problems.

o Collaboration

between the

private sector

and educational

institutions in

developing tools for

solving waste

problems.

o Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o Educational

institutions

o Recycling

business

o Other businesses

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Religious places

Promote consumer

behavior change and

proper waste

management and

provide information

about waste

management in

religious places to

visitors and people

who come to perform

religious activities

o To raise awareness

among tourists.

o To create

understanding of

municipal waste

management

among tourists.

o All religious

places in the

municipality

participated in

the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

waste in

religious

places.

o Tourists are

aware of plastic

waste problems.

o Tourists

cooperate with

the

municipality in

plastic waste

management.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o TAT

o Religious places

Private sector

Green certificate

program to award

certificates to

business

establishments for

reducing single-use

plastic waste and

achieving the waste

management at

source targets set by

the municipality

o To motivate

entrepreneurs to

reduce single-use

plastic waste.

o Entrepreneurs

cooperate with the

municipality in

waste management.

o Reduce single-

use plastics in

food

establishments,

markets, and

food stalls.

o Use natural

materials

instead of

plastics.

o Reduce foam

materials in shopping malls.

o Number of

establishments

participating

in the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

single-use

plastic waste

in the

municipality.

o Reduce

plastics and

waste.

o Reduce

storage space

or make it

easier to store.

o The

municipality’s

waste

management

burden is lessened.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

Business

establishments

o Hotels

o Restaurants

o Coffee shops

o Retail stores

o Wholesale stores

o Food stalls

o Markets

Reducing plastic bags

in retail stores project

(retail stores in

communities,

convenience stores,

o To motivate

entrepreneurs to

reduce plastic bag

waste.

o Reduce plastic

bags in food

establishments,

markets, and

food stalls.

o Number of

entrepreneurs

participating

in the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

o Reduce plastic

bags and

waste.

o The

municipality’s

waste

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

Business

establishments

o Hotels

o Restaurants

o Coffee shops

o Retail stores

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

and department

stores)

o Use

biodegradable

materials

instead of

plastic bags.

plastic bag

waste in the

municipality.

management

burden is

lessened.

o Wholesale stores

o Food stalls

o Markets

Develop a

mechanism for

borrowing/returning

bags or containers in

order to reduce

single-use plastic and

plastic bag waste

o To motivate

entrepreneurs to

participate in the

project.

o Business

establishments

and small

entrepreneurs

participate in

the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

single-use

plastic and

plastic bag

waste in the

municipality.

o The

municipality’s

waste

management

burden is

lessened.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

Business

establishments

o Hotels

o Restaurants

o Coffee shops

o Retail stores

o Wholesale stores

o Food stalls

o Markets

Public sector

Ban on plastic bags

in government

organizations project


and promote

change in

consumer behavior

among

government

employees.

o To set a good

example for the

public.

All government

organizations in

the municipality

stop using plastic

bags 100% from

Year 1.

100% decrease

in the amount of

plastic bag

waste.

o Government

employees are

aware of

problems and

change their

consumer

behaviors.

o The public

gains

confidence and cooperates in

municipal

waste

management.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

All government

organizations in the

municipality.

Ban on single-use

plastics in


and promote

change in

All government

organizations in

the municipality

100% decrease

in the amount of

o Government

employees are

aware of

Division of

Public Health

All government

organizations in the

municipality.

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

government


consumer behavior

among

government

employees.

o To set a good

example for the

public.

stop using single-

use plastics 100%

from Year 1.

single-use

plastic waste.

problems and

change their

consumer

behaviors.

o The public

gains

confidence and

cooperates in

municipal

waste

management.

and

Environment

Waste separation at source

The municipality

Develop a waste

separation guide and

disseminate it to the

public to ensure

uniform waste

separation practices

o To develop a

waste separation

guide for all

sectors.

o To promote

common

understanding

among the public

about waste

separation and

reduce confusion.

o To increase waste going into the

recycling process.

o A guide

suitable for all

sectors.

o Hotels

o Restaurants

o Coffee shops

o Retail stores

o Wholesale

stores

o Food stalls

o Markets

o Communities o Office

buildings

o Bus stations

o Other

o Guide’s user

satisfaction.

o Increase in

recyclable

waste.

o Increased waste

separation

efficiency.

o The

municipality’s

waste

management

burden is

lessened.

o Increasing

economic

value of the

recycling

business.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o Provincial

Environment

Office

o PAO

o Business

establishments

- Hotels

- Restaurants

- Coffee shops

- Retail stores

- Wholesale

stores

- Food stalls

- Markets

- Communities

- Office

buildings

- Bus stations

- Other

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Develop a logistics

mechanism for

purchasing recyclable

waste, especially

those that have

potential to create

value but no markets

o To add value to

recyclable waste.

o To reduce landfill

waste.

o Recycling

establishments

joining the

network.

o More types of

saleable waste.

o Higher waste

price.

o Increased

community

participation

in waste

separation.

o Recycling

establishments

have better

operating

results.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o PAO

o Recycling

establishments

o Waste buyers and

sellers

Educate the public

about the value of

waste

o To promote waste

separation.

o More people

cooperate in

waste

separation.

o More types of

waste can be

separated.

o More types of

saleable waste.

o Increased

community

participation

in waste

separation.

o Recycling

establishments

have better

operating

results.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o The public

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups

o Recycling

establishments

o Waste buyers and

sellers

Establish community

leader groups and

work teams (or youth

groups) to support

the municipality’s waste separation at

source

To ensure ongoing

and effective waste

separation activities

in communities.

o More people

cooperate in

waste

separation.

o More types of waste can be

separated.

o Improved

waste

separation

efficiency.

o Ongoing waste separation

activities.

o Increased

community

participation

in waste

separation. o Ongoing

activities lead

to change in

people’s

behavior.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o The public

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups

o Recycling establishments

o Waste buyers and

sellers


Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Improve

environmental

courses by adding

content on waste and

plastic waste

management in the

community context

and classroom or

outdoor activities in

collaboration with

government and

private organizations

to encourage young

students to manage

waste

o To build a waste

management

network.

o To provide

knowledge and

create awareness

to society and

educational

institutions.

o To be a part of the

CSR program.

o Organize

plastic waste

management

activities

together with

the private and

public sectors.

o Number of

activities.

o Youths are

aware of

problems and

change their

behavior.

o Satisfaction of

project

participants.

o Students

interact with

wider society.

o Interaction

between

different

sectors in

society.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o Educational

institutions in the

municipality

o Business

establishments

o Government

organizations

Waste separation

activities in

educational

institutions

o To improve the

school’s waste

separation

efficiency.

o Every school

carries out waste

separation

activities.

o Students can

separate waste

properly.

o Number of

students who

have taught

waste

separation to

family

members or implement

waste

separation in

their families.

o Schools

separate waste

more

efficiently.

o The school’s

waste

management

burden is

lessened.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

All educational

institutions in the

municipality.

Private sector Tax incentives for

business

establishments that

o To motivate the

private sector to

manage waste at

o Business

establishments

set a policy to

o Number of

establishments

o The

municipality’s

waste

Division of

Public Health

o All business

establishments

o PAO

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

can manage waste at

source and reduce

waste, single-use

plastics, and plastic

bags

source and reduce

single-use plastic

and plastic bag

waste.

reduce single-

use plastic

waste.

participating in

the project.

o Decrease in

the amount of

single-use

plastic and

plastic bag

waste.

management

burden is

lessened.

o The private

sector can

reduce tax

expenses.

and

Environment

Increase garbage fees

for business

establishments that

fail to comply with

the waste separation

at source measures

To encourage the

private sector to

cooperate in the

municipal waste

management policy.

All

establishments

cooperate with

the municipality

in separating

waste at source.

o Hotels

o Restaurants

o Coffee shops

o Retail stores

o Wholesale

stores

o Food stalls

o Markets

o Increase in the

number of

establishments

complying

with the

municipality’s

measures.

o Establishments

separate waste

more

efficiently.

o The

municipality’s

waste

management

burden is

lessened.

o Higher value

is created from

waste.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

All business

establishments and

small entrepreneurs

Recycling Business

The municipality

Register waste collectors, salengs

(scrap collectors on

tricycles), and junk

shops

o Organize

training to

provide

knowledge

o To raise professional

standards for

recyclable waste

buyers and sellers

waste in areas of

health and

environmental

protection.

All recyclable waste buyers and

sellers are

registered.

o Number of recyclable

waste buyers

and sellers

who have

registered.

o Waste buyers

and sellers

o Professional standards are

raised,

becoming safer

and more eco-

friendly.

Division of Public Health

and

Environment

All recyclable waste buyers and

sellers.

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

about health

and

environmental

protection

o Provide an

annual health

check-up and

health and

accident

welfare for

registrants

o Issue

certification

cards for

people who

have

completed

training and

regulatory

development

to motivate

registrants to

receive

training

o Make sure recycling

business is

located at a

suitable place

away from

residential

areas to

prevent

contamination

operate more

safely.

o Waste buyers

and sellers

operate more

eco-friendly.

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

to

communities

Develop standards

for the recycling

business and offer a

fee reduction benefit

to a business

establishment if it

meets the standards

To enable recycling

establishments to

operate with higher

standards.

All recycling

establishments in

the municipality

participate in the

project.

The number of

establishments

that have met the

standards set by

the municipality.

o Prevent

pollution

produced by the

recycling

business from

contaminating

the

environment

and

communities.

o Reduce the

health risk of

workers in the

workplace.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

PAO

Recycling

establishments

Prepare a manual for

handling hazardous

substances from

waste separation

To guide the

operation of waste

buyers and sellers

and recycling

establishments.

The manual that

best fits the

needs.

o Number of

people who

have used the

manual.

o Decrease in

the number of

accidents or

events that are

harmful to health and the

environment.

o Recycling

businesses are

safer and more

eco-friendly.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o PAO

o Recyclable waste

buyers and

sellers

o Recycling

establishments

Garbage collection

The municipality

Garbage bin-free

community project

o To solve the

problem of litter

strewn around

public places.

o All areas within

the

municipality.

o Decrease in

the amount of

litter.

o Waste strewn in

water bodies

and on land has

decreased.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

The public

Community leaders

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

o To prevent waste

from escaping into

water sources.

o To improve waste

collection

efficiency.

o Decrease in

waste escaping

into water

sources.

o Waste

collection is

more efficient.

Provide garbage bags

with different colors

for different types of

waste (general waste,

recyclable waste,

organic waste,

hazardous waste,

infectious waste)

o To promote waste

separation

measures.

o To enable

integrated waste

separation and

disposal.

o Every

community is

provided with

garbage bags

with different

colors.

o People separate

waste more

efficiently.

o Waste is

separate more

properly.

o Increased

amount of

recyclable

waste.

o Decrease in the

amount of

landfill waste.

o The use of

useful waste

has increased.

o The amount of

hazardous and

infectious waste

discarded

together with

other types of

waste has

decreased.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o The public

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups

Set a schedule for

waste collection by

type of waste, such as

non-recyclable waste,

recyclable waste, hazardous waste, and

heavy trash

o To promote waste

separation measures

and assure the

public that the

separated waste will be properly

handled.

o To enable

integrated waste

separation and

disposal.

o Different

garbage trucks

for different

types of waste.

o Increase in the

amount of

properly

separated

waste. o Increase in the

amount of

recyclable

waste.

o Decrease in the

amount of

landfill waste.

o The use of

useful waste has increased.

o The amount of

hazardous and

infectious waste

discarded

together with

other types of

waste has

decreased.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o The public

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups

Implementation plan


Responsible

entities

Stakeholders

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027

Develop channels for

communication

between communities

and the municipality

relating to waste

management matters

o To promote public

participation in

waste management.

o To improve the

municipality’s

waste management

efficiency.

Every people can

communicate

with the

municipality

through a variety

of channels.

o Number of

reports made

by the public.

Waste

management is

more efficient.

Division of

Public Health

and

Environment

o The public

o Community

leaders

o Youth groups

Projects Indicators Data collection methods


People sector

Waste to art annual municipal exhibition o Number of visitors.

o Number of artworks

displayed.

o Visitor satisfaction.

o Visitor registration statistics.

o Number of artworks displayed by type

of exhibitors.

o Satisfaction survey.

Big cleaning day activity in a community

every week

o Number of participants.

o Participant satisfaction.

o Change in attitudes toward

consumer behavior and

involvement in waste

management.

o Participant registration statistics.

o Satisfaction survey.

o Attitude survey or direct inquiries.

3R model communities with knowledge,

technical, and material support from the

municipality

o Number of communities

participating in the

project.

o Decrease in the amount of

waste sent to landfills.

o Increase in the amount of

recyclable waste.


plastic bag waste.


single-use plastic waste.

o Number of communities applying to

participate in the project.

o Daily volume of waste sent to landfills

by waste collection zone.

o The amount of recyclable waste per

month by community.

o Decrease in the amount of plastic bag

waste based on the study of physical

composition of waste at landfills

conducted every 3 months.

o Decrease in the amount of single-use

plastic waste based on the study of

physical composition of waste at

landfills conducted every 3 months.

Establish youth groups to drive 3R activities

in communities in line with school activities

o Number of youths


project.

o Number of communities

with collaborative

activities between

community leaders and

youth groups.

o Number of youths applying to


o Number of activities that have been

organized continuously for at least 1

year by community.


Reducing single-use plastic waste in

educational institutions project



o Educational institutions

set rules/policies to reduce




physical composition of waste at schools


o Rules/policies to reduce single-use

plastic waste set by educational

institutions.

Reducing plastic bags in educational



plastic bag waste.


set rules/policies to reduce

plastic bag waste.



composition of waste at schools


o Rules/policies to reduce plastic bag

waste set by educational institutions.

Reducing PET bottles in educational



PET bottle waste.


set rules/policies to

encourage students to

o Decrease in the amount of PET bottle


composition of waste at schools



drink water from water

filters.

o Rules/policies to encourage students to

drink water from water filters set by

educational institutions.

3R activities in educational institutions o Number of schools


project and developing

innovations.

o Apply innovations to

produce practical results.

o Number of educational institutions

applying to participate in the project and

develop innovations.

o Number of collaborations to apply

innovations to produce practical results.

Religious places

Promote consumer behavior change and

proper waste management and provide

information about waste management in

religious places to visitors and people who

come to perform religious activities


waste in religious places.

o Weight of waste generated daily at each

religious place.

Private sector

Green certificate program to award certificates

to business establishments for reducing single-

use plastic waste and achieving the waste

management at source targets set by the

municipality

o Number of establishments


project.


single-use plastic waste in

the municipality.

o Number of establishments applying to


o Decrease in the daily volume of waste at

establishments.



physical composition of waste at

landfills conducted every 3 months.

Reducing plastic bags in retail stores project

(retail stores in communities, convenience

stores, and department stores)

o Number of entrepreneurs


project.


plastic bag waste in the

municipality.

o Number of entrepreneurs participating

in the project.





Develop a mechanism for borrowing/returning

bags or containers in order to reduce single-

use plastic and plastic bag waste



plastic bag waste in the

municipality.





Public sector Ban on plastic bags in government


100% decrease in the

amount of plastic bag waste.

o Statistics on the daily volume of plastic

bag waste at government organizations

by department.

Ban on single-use plastics in government


100% decrease in the

amount of single-use plastic

waste.

o Statistics on the daily volume of single-

use plastic waste at government

organizations by department.

Waste separation at source

The municipality

Develop a waste separation guide and

disseminate it to the public to ensure uniform

waste separation practices

o Guide’s user satisfaction.

o Increase in recyclable

waste.

o Increased waste separation

efficiency.

o Guide’s user satisfaction survey.

o The amount of recyclable waste based

on the study of physical composition of

waste at landfills conducted every 3

months.

o Proportion of recyclable waste mixed

with other types of waste based on the

study of physical composition of waste



Develop a logistics mechanism for purchasing

recyclable waste, especially those that have

potential to create value but no markets

o More types of saleable

waste.

o Higher waste price.

o Number of types of recyclable waste.

o Waste price statistics.

Educate the public about the value of waste More types of saleable

waste.

o Number of types of recyclable waste.

Establish community leader groups and work

teams (or youth groups) to support the

municipality’s waste separation at source

o Improved waste separation

efficiency.

o Ongoing waste separation

activities.

o Proportion of other types of waste

mixed with recyclable waste based on

the study of physical composition of

waste by community.


Improve environmental courses by adding

content on waste and plastic waste

management in the community context and

classroom or outdoor activities in

collaboration with government and private

organizations to encourage young students to

manage waste

o Number of activities.

o Youths are aware of

problems and change their

behavior.

o Satisfaction of project

participants.

o Number of participants in each event.

o Observing student behavior.

o Participant satisfaction survey.

Waste separation activities in educational

institutions

o Students can separate

waste properly.

o Number of students who

have taught waste

separation to family

members or implement

waste separation in their

families.

o Proportion of other types of waste

mixed with recyclable waste based on

the study of physical composition of

waste by school.

o Number of students who have taught

waste separation to family members or

implement waste separation in their

families based on a survey conducted by

each school.

Private sector

Tax incentives for business establishments

that can manage waste at source and reduce

waste, single-use plastics, and plastic bags

o Number of establishments

participating in the project.



plastic bag waste.

o Number of establishments applying to


o The amount of single-use plastic and

plastic bag waste based on the study of

physical composition of waste at each

establishment conducted.

Increase garbage fees for business

establishments that fail to comply with the

waste separation at source measures

Increase in the number of

establishments complying

with the municipality’s

measures.

o Number of establishments that fail to

comply with the measures.

Recycling Business The municipality Register waste collectors, salengs (scrap

collectors on tricycles), and junk shops

o Organize training to provide

knowledge about health and

environmental protection

o Provide an annual health check-up and

health and accident welfare for

registrants

o Issue certification cards for people

who have completed training and

regulatory development to motivate

registrants to receive training

o Make sure recycling business is

located at a suitable place away from

o Number of recyclable

waste buyers and sellers

who have registered.

o Waste buyers and sellers

operate more safely.

o Waste buyers and sellers

operate more eco-friendly.

o Monthly registration statistics.

o Statistics of people who have received

training.

o Decrease in the number of complaints

about waste buying and selling.


residential areas to prevent

contamination to communities

Develop standards for the recycling business

and offer a fee reduction benefit to a business

establishment if it meets the standards

The number of

establishments that have met

the standards set by the

municipality.

o Decrease in the number of complaints

about the recycling business.

Prepare a manual for handling hazardous

substances from waste separation

o Number of people who

have used the manual.

o Decrease in the number of

accidents or events that are

harmful to health and the

environment.

o Manual’s user satisfaction.

o Statistics of the number of people who

have used the manual in operation.

o Decrease in the number of accidents or

events that are harmful to health and the

environment.

o Manual’s user satisfaction survey.

Garbage collection

The municipality

Garbage bin-free community project o Decrease in the amount of

litter.

o Decrease in waste

escaping into water

sources.

o Unmanaged waste survey using

surveillance cameras installed on

garbage trucks.

o The public’s satisfaction with the

orderliness and cleanliness in the

community.

Provide garbage bags with different colors for

different types of waste (general waste,

recyclable waste, organic waste, hazardous

waste, infectious waste)

o Waste is separate more

properly.

o Increased amount of

recyclable waste.








months.

Set a schedule for waste collection by type of

waste, such as non-recyclable waste,

recyclable waste, hazardous waste, and heavy

trash


properly separated waste.


recyclable waste.








months.

Develop channels for communication between

communities and the municipality relating to

waste management matters

o Number of reports made

by the public.

o Statistics of weekly/monthly

complaints/reports.

Documents

Plastic Waste Management Action Plan