Introduction
During the past decade, the production of solid waste and
hazardous waste has increased alarmingly in Thailand, and
is now a major environmental problem. With the shift in
Thailand’s economy towards industrialization, the number
of industries that produce hazardous wastes, in particular,
has increased dramatically and at a faster rate. From the
statistical records of the Department of Industrial Works
(DIW), the number of factories in the country increased
rapidly from 86000 to 104996 during 1989–1996. It is estimated that the quantity of total waste (industrial, municipal, and hazardous) in the country in 1997–2017 will be
between 41792 and 75481 ton/day.
1
The Pollution Control
Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (MOSTE) reported that the total
volume of hazardous waste generated in Thailand in 2001
was 1.65 million tons (PCD, personal communication, 2001).
Treatment and disposal facilities are not adequate to
meet the increasing volumes of toxic waste generated. The
demand for storage, transport, treatment, and disposal of
continuously increasing waste generation has created an
urgent need for environmental regulations and standards to
ensure public safety. The present regulations and standards
are either unavailable and/or insufficient to regulate and
manage hazardous wastes which induce critical environmental problems. However, the problems and challenges of
hazardous waste management in Thailand can be overcome with an integrated and coordinated effort by the government, the private sector, and the community. A strategy for
the future must be formulated to incorporate technologies
that are developed on the principles of waste minimization
and sustainable development, as well as the involvement of
the private and public sectors.
Introduction
During the past decade, the production of solid waste and
hazardous waste has increased alarmingly in Thailand, and
is now a major environmental problem. With the shift in
Thailand’s economy towards industrialization, the number
of industries that produce hazardous wastes, in particular,
has increased dramatically and at a faster rate. From the
statistical records of the Department of Industrial Works
(DIW), the number of factories in the country increased
rapidly from 86000 to 104996 during 1989–1996. It is estimated that the quantity of total waste (industrial, municipal, and hazardous) in the country in 1997–2017 will be
between 41792 and 75481 ton/day.
1
The Pollution Control
Department (PCD) under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (MOSTE) reported that the total
volume of hazardous waste generated in Thailand in 2001
was 1.65 million tons (PCD, personal communication, 2001).
Treatment and disposal facilities are not adequate to
meet the increasing volumes of toxic waste generated. The
demand for storage, transport, treatment, and disposal of
continuously increasing waste generation has created an
urgent need for environmental regulations and standards to
ensure public safety. The present regulations and standards
are either unavailable and/or insufficient to regulate and
manage hazardous wastes which induce critical environmental problems. However, the problems and challenges of
hazardous waste management in Thailand can be overcome with an integrated and coordinated effort by the government, the private sector, and the community. A strategy for
the future must be formulated to incorporate technologies
that are developed on the principles of waste minimization
and sustainable development, as well as the involvement of
the private and public sectors.
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