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The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental microplastics research data are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) is essential to inform policy and...

Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies seem to be an option to tackle the growing waste management problems in developing Asia. This paper presents a quantitative assessment of the environmental and economic attributes of two major WtE technologies: landfill gas to energy (LFG-to-energy) and incineration in Thai cities. Net greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Th is report was developed by Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) with updated case studies as an English-language version of the Japanese report “Yori sukunai shigen de yori yutakana kurashi wo (A Richer Life with Fewer Resources),” published by FoE Japan in March 2013. This report...

Informal recycling of electronics in the developing world has emerged as a new global environmental concern. The primary approach to address this problem has been command-and-control policies that ban informal recycling and international trade in electronic scrap. These bans are difficult to enforce and also have negative effects by reducing reuse...

A global agreement to end plastic pollution must be based on pertinent, multi-disciplinary knowledge. Consideration of the full life cycle impacts of plastics and substitutes is important to achieve sustainable solutions rather than shifting the burden. Hence, this process requires considerations of fossil-based and biobased feedstocks for plastic...

２０１６年６月２２日、笹川平和財団汎アジア基金　オピニオンリーダー招聘プログラム国際セミナー「持続可能な社会づくりのためのパートナシップ構築に向けて－タイの廃棄物処理から見る社会連携の課題と可能性」が開催され、パネル討論「持続的循環型社会に向けて　－　日タイ市民社会連携に向けた展望」にて、堀田康彦　ＳＣＰエリアリーダーが、リサイクルを政策的に推進するという観点からの話題提供を行った。

The basic survey on development of “Asia Pacific 3R White Paper” project conducted the basic survey and institutionalization of experts/researchers group for development for the Asia Pacific 3R white paper (tentative title). In addition, the zero draft of writing guideline for Asia Pacific 3R white paper was developed initially for the development...

The presentation describes policy and regulation on waste management and recycling business in Thailand. A business model of Wongpanit is introduced as an outstanding business concerning environment, social and economic aspects. Later on, remaining challenges to increasing recycling rate in Thailand were analysed and policy recommendation is...

The reports describes current situation of solid waste management in Phitsanulok Municipality and its policy to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. A set of data on waste management in the municipality was included.

This presentation describes benefits on the 3Rs on climate change mitigation including examples of GHG emission reduction potential. Phitsanulok Municipality is selected as a best example on improved municipal solid waste management toward the 3Rs to achieve zero waste landfill which provides co-benefits on reducing GHG emission reduction.