Kalasin’s burning e-waste dump needs a legal fix
At Thailand’s largest electronic waste dump, the trade in discarded appliances and gadgetry is profiting some at the expense of the surrounding communities’ health and environment.
waste management
How to solve Thailand’s local waste management crisis
An expert view on how to solve local communities’ waste management crisis by creating incentives for recycling.
The Isaan Record
July 7, 2019
The last scavengers of Khambon
The livelihood of a longstanding scavenger community in Khon Kaen is threatened by an incinerator factory. Meet two of the last remaining scavengers.
The Isaan Record
December 3, 2018
Ubon Ratchathani village fed up with the foul smell of urbanization
Thailand’s impending garbage crisis is putting a strain on communities in the Northeast as municipalities are rushing to modernize their waste management systems, often with unwanted consequences for local residents.
The Isaan Record
January 19, 2017
Khon Kaen’s monument to consumerism – the landfill, the scavenger, and the conundrum of ethical disposal
Khon Kaen’s informal system for waste management and recycling is reaching a tipping point. Now, the municipality is working to reform waste management but this raises new questions for long-standing scavenger communities.