Pesticide packaging waste in Thailand has recently been valued as a kind of commercial product. Selling empty pesticide packaging to reuse/recycling business has been increased in all over the country. Subject to the ...Pesticide packaging waste in Thailand has recently been valued as a kind of commercial product. Selling empty pesticide packaging to reuse/recycling business has been increased in all over the country. Subject to the resource conservation and global climate change, this could be defined as sustainable or green consumption for the most beneficial use of natural resources. However, on the point of environmental and public health, this is the way to disperse harmfulness of pesticide into non-target areas. Human and environmental health risk of exposure due to pesticide residue in such packaging waste could be a co-incident. This paper was aimed to determine a practical model for pesticide packaging waste management appropriate for Thailand based on the context of country＇s circumstances and the best practices reported around the world. Establishing some necessary components has been proposed, i.e. multiple rinse method applied by farmers conscientiously, central collecting site driven by local community, waste recovery program offered by pesticide production enterprises, and sanitary glass bottle washing plant registration and regulations launched by the government. In conclusion, governmental initiative and all stakeholders including in pesticide packaging waste supply chain should be encouraged to contribute their participation towards sustainable management.展开更多
Herein the biowaste by-product spent coffee grounds(SCGs)from coffee industry were incorporated into asphalt binders for performance enhancement.From the analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),diffe...Herein the biowaste by-product spent coffee grounds(SCGs)from coffee industry were incorporated into asphalt binders for performance enhancement.From the analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),dynamic shear rheometer(DSR),and Brookfield viscosity rheometer,it is confirmed that SCGs have potential prospects as bio-waste modifiers in the application of sustainable pavements.Results demonstrated that the modification process was mainly based on physical reinforcement.Compared with that of the neat asphalt,the shearing stress-resistant ability and high-temperature performance of the SCGs modified binders with the appropriate addition presented a bit of improvement;whereas the binders with 1%and 3%SCGs exhibited remarkably enhanced low-temperature stability.However,notable weaknesses of practical performance were shown for the binder with excessive content of SCGs,indicating the necessity of proportion selecting before application.展开更多
文摘Pesticide packaging waste in Thailand has recently been valued as a kind of commercial product. Selling empty pesticide packaging to reuse/recycling business has been increased in all over the country. Subject to the resource conservation and global climate change, this could be defined as sustainable or green consumption for the most beneficial use of natural resources. However, on the point of environmental and public health, this is the way to disperse harmfulness of pesticide into non-target areas. Human and environmental health risk of exposure due to pesticide residue in such packaging waste could be a co-incident. This paper was aimed to determine a practical model for pesticide packaging waste management appropriate for Thailand based on the context of country＇s circumstances and the best practices reported around the world. Establishing some necessary components has been proposed, i.e. multiple rinse method applied by farmers conscientiously, central collecting site driven by local community, waste recovery program offered by pesticide production enterprises, and sanitary glass bottle washing plant registration and regulations launched by the government. In conclusion, governmental initiative and all stakeholders including in pesticide packaging waste supply chain should be encouraged to contribute their participation towards sustainable management.
文摘Herein the biowaste by-product spent coffee grounds(SCGs)from coffee industry were incorporated into asphalt binders for performance enhancement.From the analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),dynamic shear rheometer(DSR),and Brookfield viscosity rheometer,it is confirmed that SCGs have potential prospects as bio-waste modifiers in the application of sustainable pavements.Results demonstrated that the modification process was mainly based on physical reinforcement.Compared with that of the neat asphalt,the shearing stress-resistant ability and high-temperature performance of the SCGs modified binders with the appropriate addition presented a bit of improvement;whereas the binders with 1%and 3%SCGs exhibited remarkably enhanced low-temperature stability.However,notable weaknesses of practical performance were shown for the binder with excessive content of SCGs,indicating the necessity of proportion selecting before application.
