Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic products has expanded twenty-fold owing to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. Mi...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	RECYCLING RESINS PLASTIC WASTE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATER AND SANITATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/973801612513854507/Market-Study-for-Thailand-Plastics-Circularity-Opportunities-and-Barriers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35114

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spelling	okr-10986-351142021-06-14T09:52:56Z Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers World Bank Group RECYCLING RESINS PLASTIC WASTE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATER AND SANITATION Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic products has expanded twenty-fold owing to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. Mismanaged plastic waste from land-based sources, especially in the form of packaging, generates significant economic costs globally and in Thailand by reducing the productivity of vital natural systems and clogging urban infrastructure. The private sector can lead the transition from current take-make-waste linear models to circular economy approaches in collaboration with the public sector and other stakeholders. This report focuses on the market assessment of plastics value chains and the recycling market in Thailand with the overall goal of identifying the opportunities and barriers for plastics circularity in the country. 2021-02-08T16:53:14Z 2021-02-08T16:53:14Z 2021-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/973801612513854507/Market-Study-for-Thailand-Plastics-Circularity-Opportunities-and-Barriers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35114 English East Asia and Pacific Region Marine Plastics Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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topic	RECYCLING RESINS PLASTIC WASTE MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATER AND SANITATION
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description	Plastics are an integral and important part of the global and Thai economies. Since the 1950s the use of plastic products has expanded twenty-fold owing to their low cost, various functional properties, durability and wide range of applications. Mismanaged plastic waste from land-based sources, especially in the form of packaging, generates significant economic costs globally and in Thailand by reducing the productivity of vital natural systems and clogging urban infrastructure. The private sector can lead the transition from current take-make-waste linear models to circular economy approaches in collaboration with the public sector and other stakeholders. This report focuses on the market assessment of plastics value chains and the recycling market in Thailand with the overall goal of identifying the opportunities and barriers for plastics circularity in the country.
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title	Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_short	Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_full	Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_fullStr	Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_full_unstemmed	Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers
title_sort	market study for thailand : plastics circularity opportunities and barriers
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/973801612513854507/Market-Study-for-Thailand-Plastics-Circularity-Opportunities-and-Barriers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35114
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Market Study for Thailand : Plastics Circularity Opportunities and Barriers

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