| Author | Jayaweera, A J M Diyathi Wageeshani Kumarihami |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no.MPA-22-01 |
| Subject(s) | Microplastics--Environmental aspects--Thailand
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| Note | A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Marine Plastics Abatement |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Plastic waste is becoming a major threat to the environment, because the plastics are not easily degrading and the remaining plastic waste making threats for the natural environment. Anthropogenic behaviors, education level, income level, usage of plastics, waste generation amounts, and poor waste management are affecting to create many environmental-related problems. In Talaad Thai market, flower, orange, fruit, fish and vegetable markets; and the low-and middle income residences located in Thaaklong town municipality are chosen for this research because the area is a highly populated area, and the plastic waste generation-related anthropogenic activities are showing differences in area wise. There can be seen a slightly different in week and weekend plastic waste generation in selected markets and residential areas. Both market and residential waste generation was higher in weekends. Flower market was shown the lower (7.9%) in plastic waste fraction in solid waste, while fish market was shown the highest in weekend as 9.3%. Middle- income residences plastic waste generation was showing larger quantity as 15.6% in weekend than the low income residents 14.9%. There was a relationship has identified that the waste generation in the residential area with the market since, 86% from the low- income residences and 93% from middle-income residents were visiting the market weekly. However, most of the workers of the market are residing in the surrounded area. PP/PE single-use plastic bags were shown highest in both market and residential area. However, the types of plastic waste that generate from market is different from the residential area. Commonly, the packaging materials were higher in every market. The management of the market and the Thaaklong town municipality have already acted for maintaining better waste management. There can be identified that both Talaad Thai market management and the Thaaklong town municipality are taken actions to add value to the waste after collection. However, the municipality and market management are using a same waste management strategy in every location. Since the risk to the environment is still existing, that the identified relationship between plastic waste generation in the market and the residential area resulting in waste accumulation in the surrounding environment. This is a situation carrying major threats to the environment which, will be a major risk to ocean plastic accumulation, that the Khlong Nueng canal is going along with the near Talaad Thai market. On the other hand, animal-related issues, leachate, and water logging issues can be identified as the other plastic waste related issues. Introducing locational-based waste management strategies could be more effective for reduce the plastic waste related environmental problems. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| 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 | Marine Plastic Abatement (MPA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Thammarat Koottatep |
| Examination Committee(s) | Xue, Wenchao;Gunasekara, Kavinda |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Japan |
| Degree | Research studies project report (M.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2022 |