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C-1: Case study from waste shop<br />

Appendix C<br />

Technical Information Related to Field Visit<br />

Location: 1. Yee Sib Ha Khakhongkaw (formal) 2. Suwandee Recycle (formal)<br />

3. Pa Whee shop (<strong>in</strong>formal)<br />

1. Yee Sib Ha Khakhongkaw Shop<br />

1.1 General Information<br />

Address: 11/50 Moo.2 Klong Luang Pathum Thani, <strong>Thailand</strong><br />

Area: 400 sq. meters<br />

Income: 200,000 Baht/month<br />

Period: 2006-2012 (7 years)<br />

Amounts <strong>of</strong> labor: 2 persons<br />

Description: this shop buys and collects all wastes <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g paper, glass, metal, and<br />

plastics.<br />

1.2 <strong>Plastic</strong> Recycl<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Figure C-1 Yee Sib Ha Khakhongkaw Shop<br />

This shop buys mixed plastic wastes (i.e., plastic bottles with caps, all colors, and labels)<br />

from households, waste pickers, and middle dealers. It buys water bottle, refuse sacks,<br />

PVC pipes, shampoo/ cosmetic bottles, and sauce gallons (4.5 liters) (see <strong>in</strong> Figure C-2).<br />

Most poplar plastics are PET bottles and gallons because these wastes are large amounts<br />

and high value.<br />

Figure C-2 Sauce gallons<br />

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