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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

Chapter Title Page<br />

Title Page i<br />

Acknowledgements ii<br />

Abstract iii<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents iv<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Tables v<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Figures vi<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Abbreviations viii<br />

1 Introduction 1<br />

1.1 Background 1<br />

1.2 Objectives <strong>of</strong> Study 2<br />

1.3 Scope and Limitations <strong>of</strong> the Study 2<br />

2 Literature Review 3<br />

2.1 Solid <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> 3<br />

2.2 <strong>Plastic</strong>s 5<br />

2.3 <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> 14<br />

2.4 Laws and Policies Related to <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />

25<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong><br />

2.5 <strong>Material</strong> Flow Analysis (MFA) 27<br />

2.6 Stakeholder Analysis 30<br />

3 Methodology 37<br />

3.1 Introduction<br />

37<br />

3.2 Study Area<br />

38<br />

3.3 Sample Size 40<br />

3.4 <strong>Material</strong> Flow Analysis 41<br />

3.5 Stakeholder Analysis 46<br />

3.6 Develop <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Option 49<br />

4 Results and Discussions 51<br />

4.1 Current Situation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plastic</strong> Industry and <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>s<br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong><br />

51<br />

4.2 <strong>Material</strong> Flow Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Thailand</strong> 61<br />

4.3 Prediction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2016 69<br />

4.4 Stakeholder Analysis for <strong>Plastic</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>Thailand</strong><br />

87<br />

5 Conclusions and Recommendations 96<br />

5.1 Conclusion 96<br />

5.2 Recommendations for Future Work 98<br />

References 100<br />

Appendix 107<br />

iv

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