Thailand Thailand MoPH announced a regulation to control toxic and hazardous waste generated from households

Thailand Environmental Basic Law Other Law/Regulations
7 November 2020  UMEYAMA Kenichi  UMEYAMA Kenichi (Green and Blue Planet Solutions Co., Ltd.)

The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand announced “Ministerial Regulation regarding Management of Toxic and Hazardous Waste from Communities B.E. 2563 (2020)” in the Royal Gazette on 22 October 2020 by virtue of Public Health Act B.E. 2535 (1992). The regulation set out a principle and standard for the management of hazardous wastes generated from households, such as batteries, electric bulb, end-of-life electric products, spray can, chemical-contaminated containers and etc.

Under the framework of the Public Health Act, local governments are responsible for the collection and disposal of wastes generated from households. The ministerial regulation requires municipalities to arrange waste storage containers, collection points, or central storage premises. Households and wastes generators shall segregate hazardous wastes from general solid wastes or infectious wastes for separate collection.

Download original text of the Notification at
http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2563/A/088/T_0022.PDF

Author / Responsibility

UMEYAMA Kenichi

Managing Director, Green & Blue Planet Solutions Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Managing and leadding a variey of environmental projects in Thailand and SE Asia

Background

MSc in Envionmental Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand),
MSc in Environmental Science, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education (the Netherlands)

UMEYAMA Kenichi