James Scott Keywords plastic waste solid waste management thailand TerraCycle most effective and efficient canal and river cleanup Read more about James Scott Having experienced the impacts of waste on coral reefs and marine areas firsthand on his diving trips around the world, He decided that it was time to become part of the solution. James has embraced the challenge of dealing with the massive volume of plastics and waste in Bangkok’s heavily polluted canal system. Together with local community leaders, government officials, and the recycling expertise of TerraCycle, James and his team have been able to launch one of the most effective and efficient canal and river cleanup operations anywhere.
Eliminating the Idea of Waste with the TerraCycle Global Foundation (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 05) Read more about Eliminating the Idea of Waste with the TerraCycle Global Foundation (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 05) Thousands of tons of plastic waste are polluting Thailand’s canals, rivers, and seas every year. The TerraCycle Global Foundation collects and recycles that waste before it reaches and gets degraded and diluted across the ocean. In the space of 2 years, the Foundation has prevented over 560,000 kg of waste from entering the ocean.
Plastic Life Cycle, Value and Supply Chain, and Impact Read more about Plastic Life Cycle, Value and Supply Chain, and Impact This gives an overview of the Life Cycle Impact Assessment Results tin comparing the virgin plastic resin to mechanical and chemical recycling plastic resin.
Public-Private Partnership and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building Read more about Public-Private Partnership and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building This gives an overview of the role of PPP in plastic circularity.
Plastics Circularity:Overview Read more about Plastics Circularity:Overview This gives an overview of Circular Plastics Economy's knowledge integration and partnership.
Towards Plastics Circularity – The Policy Challenge Read more about Towards Plastics Circularity – The Policy Challenge This gives an overview of the changes in policy toward plastic circularity.
Policy Implementation Mechanisms & Challenges and Consumer Behaviorof TEPA Read more about Policy Implementation Mechanisms & Challenges and Consumer Behaviorof TEPA This presentation gives an overview of the mechanism and challenges in consumer behavior in the use of plastics.
Circular Economy: Circular Business Models - Barriers and Enabler for Circular Economy Read more about Circular Economy: Circular Business Models - Barriers and Enabler for Circular Economy This presentation gives an overview of key elements for the implementation of Circular Economy Business Models and the role of policy.
ESG Financing for Re-usable Packaging for e-Commerce Read more about ESG Financing for Re-usable Packaging for e-Commerce This presentation gives an overview of how PackAge+ provides online stores an eco-friendly way of shipping goods by using reusable packaging.
Orathai Pongruktham Keywords plastic wastes Circular Plastics Economy solid wastes to construction materials green road circular economy Bhutan ADB plastic waste integrated waste management landfills bitumen Read more about Orathai Pongruktham Dr. Orathai is an experienced Program Development Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. She is skilled in Linguistics, Science, Public Speaking, Curriculum Development, and Biology. Strong community and social services professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Aquatic Biology/Limnology from The University of Mississippi.