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Situation of Plastic scrap
& E-waste Import into
Thailand
Sirakarn Leungsakul, Ph.D.
Department of Industrial Works
Ministry of Industry, THAILAND
Plastic Industry Overview
Information in this section is from Plastic Intelligent Center, Thai Plastic Institute,
Thailand Plastics Industry – Facts and Figures, 2017.http://www.thaiplastics.org/
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Type of
Plastic Business
Operators
Size of
Plastic Business
Operators
SMALL : workers < 50 persons, MEDIUM : workers 51 – 199 persons
LARGE : workers > 200 persons 3
Number of
Plastic
Convertor
by Industrial
Sector
4
Plastic Resin
Profile
kilo
Ton
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Waste plastic import
6
0.00
200.00
400.00
600.00
800.00
1,000.00
1,200.00
1,400.00
1,600.00
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Import
Valu
e (
Mill
ion B
aht)
Import
Volu
me (
ton)
volume (Ton) value (MBaht) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Num
ber
of
com
panie
s
utiliz
ing w
aste
pla
stic im
port
Waste Plastic Import Records
Information source – DIW database, 2018
7
7,5
45
5,7
14
6,7
91
8,7
79
14,0
00
10,6
55
8,9
70
10,3
50
12,9
39
16,3
16 2
7,2
52
23,4
27
41,5
51
46,0
35
69,2
85
64,2
91
89,0
22
33,2
97 41,8
46
36,5
23
24,6
71
30,6
49 4
1,2
12
34,5
30
42,1
40
34,7
25
35,1
79
28,3
21
25,8
33
23,8
59
23,1
21
20,4
03
21,8
18
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
IMP
OR
T A
MO
UN
T (
TO
NS
)HS Code 3915 Import 2017 - 2019
Import, HS Code 3915, Customs Department, 2019.
152,737.452 552,912.034 255,397.921
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Import regulation of waste plastics
Department of Industrial Works (DIW) announced Ministerial
Notification : permission criteria of import waste plastics in 1996
1. The applicant shall be a factory which main business is to produce plastic products.
2. Imported plastic scraps shall be used as a raw material in a factory only. Import for
commercial purposes (e.g. sell or distribute) is prohibited.
3. Imported plastic scraps shall be single type of plastic material, and shall be processed
into small pieces of approximately less than 2 centimeters in length.
4. Imported plastic scraps shall be able to use directly in production process without pre-
washing step.
5. Permitting quantity of imported plastic scraps shall not exceeding the installed capacity
of the factory.
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Permitted plastic scrap import
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Prohibited plastic scrap import
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Problems Started
No control : Low quality plastic, mixed with E-waste, poor recycling facility
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Our ad-hoc team
Dr. Sirakarn
Leungsakul
Technical Support
Setting up Plastic Import
Control System
Ms. Pranomporn
Lokkamlue
IT Support
Create Plastic Import
Control On-line System
Dr. Sirakarn
Leungsakul
Team Leader
Lead the Team and
Direct Report to the Boss,
Handle Team’s Problems.
Tough Guys
Inspector Team
Inspect 100%
Waste Plastic Containers
01 02 03 04
Exporter Importer Manufacturer
Permit Permit13
Current Waste Plastic Import Control System
Department of
Industrial
Works (DIW)
Import Permit
Waste plastic
import quota is
given per facility
Importer
Import
Notification
Importer must
notify DIW on-line
each shipment
and schedule for
inspection
Customs
@Port
Inspect Container
Waste plastic
containers must
be x-rayed and
opened for
inspection before
release from ports.
Provincial
Officer
Inspect @factory
Waste plastic is
permitted to
utilize at
designated facility
only. Re-sale or
forward to other
facilities are
prohibited.
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Waste Plastic => Recycled Plastic
Supporting mechanism of Circular Economy
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News Headlines
https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/top-10-most-
plastic-polluted-rivers-in-the-world-2019
https://www.matichon.co.th/region/news_1364230
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism-
and-transport/1615346/hotels-urged-to-cut-
plastic-usehttps://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/
1620230/fighting-the-plastic-waste16
Domestic Waste Plastic Management Roadmap 2018 – 2030
2018 2019 2022 20272020
Drafting roadmap
• Forming Sub-
committee/Working
group
• Collaborating with
department store to
reduce plastic bag
• No take-out foam in
designated areas
1st phase plastic ban
• Ban water bottle seal
cap, plastic with
OXO, and
microbeads
• Developing waste
plastic management
action plan
Legalized plastic ban
• Develop quick win
regulation/law
• Waste plastic sorting
ordinance
• Plastic product
criteria for green
procurement
• No plastic straw
2nd phase plastic ban
• Ban thin plastic bag
(less than 36 micron),
foam takeout
container, thin plastic
cup, and plastic straw
• Promote
environmentally
material through
economic mechanism
SDG goals
• 100% Recycle waste
plastic
• Reduce ocean debris
by 50%
• Circular economy –
plastic material
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Import E-Waste Management
o Temporary not giving import
permit since June 2018,
o Stop issuing import permit for
e-waste, affected Fuji Xerox
facility resulting in facility
closure,
o Not permit e-waste recycling
facilities in Thailand to utilized
imported e-waste. (E-waste
import ban)
o Develop import control and
monitoring system for used EE
import.
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