Bangkok Recycling Program: An Empirical Study of an Incentive-Based Recycling Program

Environmental impacts have been considered by many as the world’s most serious issues. The world is running out of many of its natural resources. One of the best ways to extend the lives of natural resources is recycling. Recycling is a highly effective strategy. Not only does it reduce the amount of virgin materials in the production process, but it also reduces waste generation, health risks, and pollution. Increased waste generation is a serious concern in developing countries. Environmental and economic opportunities for recyclables in waste management that have not been captured are substantial. Bangkok, the fastest growing city in Thailand, has witnessed accumulating problems in solid waste management and disposal. The city’s municipal solid waste (MSW) generation shows an increasing trend parallel to the development of economic conditions, urbanization, and rapid growth of population. Adopting an innovative incentive-based recycling program as part of the municipal waste management system is a potential solution to solve a high level of waste generation and to draw communities to participate in the program. The Bangkok Recycling Program (BRP) is a unique incentive-based recycling program that includes a collaboration program among communities, local authorities, and businesses; an environmental reward program; and a performance tracking system. This research aims to appraise the response of Bangkok residents towards the incentive-based recycling program, to ensure that the Bangkok Recycling Program is an excellent alternative to alleviate MSW related concerns, and to create value from collected waste for all stakeholders in a sustainable way. Results from the survey show that about 90 percent of the total respondents want to participate in the incentive-based recycling program. Communities are aware of the impact of waste on the environment and think that waste reduction at source is a way to reduce household waste generation. Introducing the incentive-based Bangkok Recycling Program into the waste management system in Bangkok is indeed an exceptionally new approach; however, the Program is an alternative solution that might well suit to the characteristics of the City of Bangkok and might work well with the residents

都市廃棄物マネジメントシステム向上のための知識基盤サービスモデルの研究

Supervisor:白肌　邦生知識科学研究科博

Toward effective multi-sector partnership: A case of municipal solid waste management service provision in Bangkok, Thailand

An increasing amount of municipal solid waste needs an effective waste management system to provide reliable service, but in reality this has failed to respond to the demand. Partnership is considered as a potential solution that can increase waste management service performance. A public-private-community partnership was studied as a potential way to alleviate the impacts of ineffective waste management. Based on the tripartite service concept, the roles and relationships between service providers and service recipients were identified by incorporating analyzed results obtained from questionnaires, interviews, and site visits. Bangkok was selected as a representative urban city in a developing country that has experienced problems caused by ineffective waste management. The results showed that 87.2 percent of respondents thought that everyone should be responsible for and be part of waste management. A public-private-community partnership was a vital factor in a successful waste management system and also had high possibility to be implemented. In the partnership, essential roles were identified for each stakeholder sector including service recipients, intermediaries, and service providers. Based on the tripartite service concept, a modified conceptual model was proposed

Comprehensive management model for solid waste collection and transportation in Peruvian urban municipalities

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado.Here in, comprehensive management model of municipal solid waste collection and transportation, “MIGRU,” is proposed, based on the Lean Six Sigma, VSM, and Servqual methods. This model considers and includes three important management systems for an efficient collection value chain: quality management, route management, and HR and community management. The proposed model was implemented and validated in the municipality of Lima, Peru, and the results showed that municipal costs were reduced up to 40%, solid waste was reduced in the streets, and routes and processes were updated and improved in addition to an improvement in the participation and environmental education of citizens. Thus, correct management of the proposed model’s three general approaches to a very positive municipal impact at economic and environmental levels, without the investment of excessive amounts of money observed in first-world countries