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Garbage Disposal Guide for
High-rise Building / Mall

Effective waste management is crucial for high-rise buildings/shopping malls to reduce environmental impact, promote good hygiene, and create a positive image for the organization. Bangkok (BKK) has the following waste management guidelines

Why is waste management important?

  • Reduce costs: Helps reduce waste collection fees, disposal costs, and increase profits
  • Official image for the organization: Demonstrates environmental responsibility and attracts high-quality tenants and employees
  • Enhance sustainability: Helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources
  • Create a positive impression: Demonstrates environmental awareness to customers and service users

Effective Waste Management Guidelines

1. Establish policies

  • Establish and implement waste management policies
  • Separate waste according to the 3Rs principle(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

2. Provide waste bins

  • Clearly separate waste bins by type, with labels indicating the type of waste
  • Place waste bins in convenient and easily accessible locations
  • Clean the waste bins regularly

3. Encourage vendors

  • Encourage vendors in buildings/shopping malls to use biodegradable packaging
  • Promote the reduction of single-use plastics
  • Organize activities to promote recycling

4. Communicate to raise awareness

  • Provide training on how to separate trash
  • Organize activities to motivate people to separate waste
  • Promote through various media channels in the shopping mall

5. Encourage useful ways to handle waste

  • Reduce the amount of waste sent for disposal as much as possible
  • Separate things like food waste, recyclables, and hazardous items before throwing them away
  • Bring recyclable waste to sell or donate
  • Bring organic waste to make compost

6. Pick up and collect waste

  • Separate waste into types and keep it clean and safe
  • Keep waste in a proper place to prevent bad smells and pollution

7. Improve the system

  • Develop environmental management systems and manage resources efficiently
  • Track and assess the effectiveness of waste management
  • Continuously improve and fix the system

Each type of waste. How should I dispose of it?

Food waste

How to discard

  1. Pour water and filter out only food scraps.
  2. It can be used for various purposes such as making organic fertilizer, compost or animal feed.
  3. Put it in a green bag or a bag where you can see the waste inside. Tie the bag and put it in a bucket.
  4. Waiting for collection as specified by the district office.

Recyclable waste

How to discard

  1. Pour out any liquids or food scraps (if any).
  2. compilePut it in a clear bag or a bag that allows you to see the waste inside.
  3. Tie the bag. If using a black bag, write a message or attach a label or symbol indicating that it is “Recyclable waste”
  4. Take it to sell or donate or wait for collection as specified by the district office.

Hazardous waste

How to discard

  1. Put togetherClear bags or bags that allow you to see the waste inside
  2. If you put it in a black bagWrite a message or put up a sign or symbol that identifies it as Hazardous waste
  3. Discard at the designated point or wait for collection as specified by the district office.

General waste

How to discard

  1. Put together Clear bags or bags that allow you to see the waste inside Tie the bag
  2. Waiting for collection as specified by the district office.

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3 Easy Ways

The 3R concept helps us use resources efficiently and reduce waste.

1. Reduce: Reduce unnecessary use and consumption.

  • Stop using single-use plastic packaging
  • Promote the use of cloth bags and personal containers
  • Selling Refill products
  • Offer products with minimal packaging
  • Support the use of biodegradable or recyclable packaging.

2. Reuse, reuse again

  • Offering second-hand goods for sale
  • Offer product repair services
  • Offer product rental services
  • Reuse leftover materials from decoration work
  • Donate old furniture and equipment to charitable organizations.

3. Recycle, reuse

  • Install clear waste sorting points
  • Offering recycling services
  • Work with an efficient waste management company
  • Convert waste to energy

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