Food waste Management in Bangkok, Thailand

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Solid Waste Situations

Waste Collection

General waste 8,943 tons/day (2011)

9,748 tons/day (2012)

9,966 tons/day (2013)

9,900 tons/day (2014)

(21% of Thailand)

88% disposed by

sanitary landfill

12% composting

Infectious waste 30 tons/day

disposed by incinerator

Generation rate 0.99 kg/capita/day

Waste Personnel

Waste collection drivers 2,587 persons

Waste collection workers 7,591 persons

Sweepers 9,042 persons

Waste tow volunteers 240 persons

Waste tow communities 229 communities

waste collection trucks 2,000 trucks

(1,477 hired trucks)

Management cost 167 million US Dollars/annual 2

In 2014 (October 2013-September 2014)

Bangkok : Waste Coollection : 9,900 tons/day

• Composting : 1,200 tons/day (12%)

• Sanitary Landfill : 8,600 tons/day (88%)

Solid Waste Situations

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• Waste Composition at Transfer Stations (2014)

Solid Waste Situations

Bones and shells 1.53%

Food waste 42.10 %

Wood and

leaves 6.19 %

Recycle paper 2.58 %

Recycle plastic 5.08 %

Foam 1.63%

Glass 3.42%

Metal 1.57%

Non recycle paper 9.56%

Non recycle plastic 20.60%

Leather and rubber 1.12%

Fabric and textiles 4.16%

Stone and ceramic 0.46%

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compost

Fermentation liquid

leaves, grass, food waste, vegetables & fruits

Multi-purpose solution

Recycling on Food waste

fruit scraps

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Transform organic waste into clean energy

Recycling on Food waste

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Recycling on Food waste

Separation food waste for animal feed = reduce half of waste collection fee = lower waste amount

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Recycling on Food waste

Ton 2014

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10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Fermentation liquid

16,398

Compost 18,433

Biogas 705

Animal feed 55,442

Others 348

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• National Council for Peace and Order’s Roadmap

- No more open dump

- Waste minimization in household

- Plan waste management in every province

- Separate and properly handle hazardous waste

- Local government legislate and enforce people

to separate waste

Law or regulation food waste

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Main Street & Secondary Road Lay in front of house

08.00 p.m. – 03.00 a.m. everyday

Lane, Alley, Community Everyday Alternately Suitable Condition

- food waste , general waste everyday

- recycle waste Sunday / once a week

- hazardous waste , wood 1 and 15 of month

Collecting Time table

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Slogan

The participation of all stakeholders is required to overcome these urgent

and critical problems under the slogan

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for Your Attention

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