MARINE DEBRIS
PUBLICATIONS/DOCUMENTS
Publications/Documents
Year: 2024
Publisher: Asian Institute of Technology, RRC.AP
Keyword: plastic, resin pellets leakage
Situation Assessment Report on Plastic Leakage Prevention from Formal and Informal Recycling Facilities, Nonthaburi - Thailand
Publisher: Asian Institute of Technology, RRC.AP
Year: 2024
Country: Thailand
Category: Report
Waste Theme: Marine Debris
Keyword: plastic, resin pellets leakage
The main goal of this study is to evaluate plastic and pellet losses and leakage from the logistical handling and pre-processing operations of informal recycling groups in Thailand, focusing on recovered post-consumer plastic waste and factory processing operations. The focus areas of this study are the Nonthaburi Municipality and Pattaya City.
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