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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.
Educational institutions
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 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Educational institutions
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
Implementation Timeline
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 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Educational institutions
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 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Implementation Timeline
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
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
Responsible
entities
Stakeholders
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
leaders to drive
3R activities.
community
leaders and
youth groups.
Educational institutions
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
institutions project
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
Responsible
entities
Stakeholders
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Reducing PET bottles
in educational
institutions project
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
o To raise awareness
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
o To raise awareness
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
Responsible
entities
Stakeholders
2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
government
organizations project
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Educational institutions
Implementation plan
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Projects Objectives Targets Budget (million baht) Indicators Outcomes
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
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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.
o Decrease in the amount of
plastic bag waste.
o Decrease in the amount of
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
participating in the
project.
o Number of communities
with collaborative
activities between
community leaders and
youth groups.
o Number of youths applying to
participate in the project.
o Number of activities that have been
organized continuously for at least 1
year by community.
Educational institutions
Reducing single-use plastic waste in
educational institutions project
o Decrease in the amount of
single-use plastic waste.
o Educational institutions
set rules/policies to reduce
single-use plastic waste.
o Decrease in the amount of single-use
plastic waste based on the study of
physical composition of waste at schools
conducted every 3 months.
o Rules/policies to reduce single-use
plastic waste set by educational
institutions.
Reducing plastic bags in educational
institutions project
o Decrease in the amount of
plastic bag waste.
o Educational institutions
set rules/policies to reduce
plastic bag waste.
o Decrease in the amount of plastic bag
waste based on the study of physical
composition of waste at schools
conducted every 3 months.
o Rules/policies to reduce plastic bag
waste set by educational institutions.
Reducing PET bottles in educational
institutions project
o Decrease in the amount of
PET bottle waste.
o Educational institutions
set rules/policies to
encourage students to
o Decrease in the amount of PET bottle
waste based on the study of physical
composition of waste at schools
conducted every 3 months.
Projects Indicators Data collection methods
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
participating in the
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
o Decrease in the amount of
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
participating in the
project.
o Decrease in the amount of
single-use plastic waste in
the municipality.
o Number of establishments applying to
participate in the project.
o Decrease in the daily volume of waste at
establishments.
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.
Reducing plastic bags in retail stores project
(retail stores in communities, convenience
stores, and department stores)
o Number of entrepreneurs
participating in the
project.
o Decrease in the amount of
plastic bag waste in the
municipality.
o Number of entrepreneurs participating
in the project.
o Decrease in the amount of plastic bag
waste based on the study of physical
composition of waste at landfills
conducted every 3 months.
Develop a mechanism for borrowing/returning
bags or containers in order to reduce single-
use plastic and plastic bag waste
o Decrease in the amount of
single-use plastic and
plastic bag waste in the
municipality.
o Decrease in the amount of plastic bag
waste based on the study of physical
composition of waste at landfills
conducted every 3 months.
Public sector Ban on plastic bags in government
organizations project
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
organizations project
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
conducted every 3 months.
Projects Indicators Data collection methods
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.
Educational institutions
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.
o Decrease in the amount of
single-use plastic and
plastic bag waste.
o Number of establishments applying to
participate in the project.
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.
Projects Indicators Data collection methods
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.
o Proportion of recyclable waste mixed
with other types of waste based on the
study of physical composition of waste
conducted every 3 months.
o The amount of recyclable waste based
on the study of physical composition of
waste at landfills conducted every 3
months.
Set a schedule for waste collection by type of
waste, such as non-recyclable waste,
recyclable waste, hazardous waste, and heavy
trash
o Increase in the amount of
properly separated waste.
o Increase in the amount of
recyclable waste.
o Proportion of recyclable waste mixed
with other types of waste based on the
study of physical composition of waste
conducted every 3 months.
o The amount of recyclable waste based
on the study of physical composition of
waste at landfills conducted every 3
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.