Turning Policy into Action and Supporting the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
📅20 October 2026
📍At Pathumwan Princess Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Mr.Phitsanu Jarupattanasirikul, Senior Vice Chairman, and Mr.Suwan Denmalai, Committee Member of the Environmental Management Industry Club, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), attended the 1st Working Group Meeting on Advancing Industrial Waste Management Towards End-of-Waste Status, held under the Network for Developing Databases and Indicators to Support a Low-Carbon Economy.
The meeting was chaired by Dr. Chulapong Thaveesri, former Director-General of the Department of Industrial Works, and attended by representatives from 21 organizations across the public and private sectors, academia, and other relevant organizations.
During the meeting, participants exchanged views and engaged in brainstorming sessions across four working groups:
- Screening and Feasibility Studies
- Standards Development and Quality Assurance
- Legislation on Transportation and Utilization
- Market Promotion and Investment Incentives
The discussions aimed to establish appropriate approaches for implementing End-of-Waste initiatives in practice, covering technical aspects, standards, legal frameworks, and economic support mechanisms. The goal is to jointly develop clear guidelines and implementation procedures to ensure effective implementation.
Progress review meetings will be held every three months to evaluate implementation outcomes and continuously advance industrial waste management towards End-of-Waste status.
These efforts will contribute to more efficient resource utilization, waste reduction, and a sustainable transition towards a low-carbon economy.
The participating organizations included the Department of Industrial Works; the Department of Primary Industries and Mines; the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC); the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT); the Ministry of Commerce; the Comptroller General’s Department; the Pollution Control Department; the Department of Climate Change and Environment; the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI); the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI); the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI); the Water and Environment Institute for Sustainability (WEIS); the Environmental Management Industry Club; the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM); the Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology (PETROMAT); the Sustainable Environment Research Institute; the World Bank; the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO); the Office of the National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO); the Thailand Environment Institute (TEI); the Waste Management Association of Thailand; and the Sustainable Waste Management Association.
