Plastic Waste

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Eine Deponie voller Plastikmüll in Ayutthayas Bang Ban District

Thailand’s Plastic Waste Conundrum

Published: 16 November 2021
Analysis
Despite the Thai government’s ban of four more types of single-use plastics in 2022, up to 250,000 tonnes of imported plastic waste from other nations continues to flow into the country annually through the international plastic waste trade. Thailand is trying to stay the course with further efforts to mitigate plastic pollution, but there are still challenges in waste sorting and collection on the ground.
By Pratch Rujivanarom

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Publications


Bookcover Plastics, gender and the environment

Plastics, gender and the environment

Published: 13 October 2021
Study
Findings of a literature study on the lifecycle of plastics and its impacts on women and men, from production to litter.
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Book cover of Plastic, waste & me

Unpacked!

Published: 6 May 2021
Book
Specifically developed and designed for a young international audience, the digital book "Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me" answers 70 questions about plastic in colorful infographics and six true stories. Book designer and author Gesine Grotrian and a team of experts from the Heinrich Böll Foundation together with an advisory board of young people from all over the world have created an exciting non-fiction book for young people aged 12 and over.
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Plastic & health: The hidden costs of a plastic planet

Published: 20 February 2019
In a joint effort, a group of authors from civil society and academia point out that the impacts that plastic and the chemicals in it have on our bodies need to be assessed in the full lifecylce of this enduring an ubiquitous material. You can read the executive summary of their study here.
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Guanabara Bay: Neglect and Resistance

Published: 5 January 2017
The Guanabara Bay is one of Rio de Janeiros postcard symbols and venue for the regattas of the Olympic Games 2016. This book by journalist Emanuel Alencar shows that the Olympic Games passed without fulfilling one of its important promises: the clean-up of the bay.
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