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Collaborative Action on Prevention of Single-use Plastic in Southeast Asia (CAP-SEA): Thailand�

Toward plastic waste free Thailand – Single use plastic reduction and replacement

18 February 2022, online webinar

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Napaporn Yuberk

Advisor/National Coordinator for Thailand, CAP SEA Project

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CAP SEA Project Overview

Communication

Overall objective: To prevent single-use plastics (SUP) and prepare for reuse, supporting the implementation of SUP prevention policies.

Duration

August 2019 – March 2023

Overall budget

3,000,000 EUR

Commissioned by

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Management unit

GIZ Germany

Countries

Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

Exportinitiative Umwelttechnologien

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www.exportinitiative-umweltschutz.de

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The Ambition: A circular plastics economy

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Our Interventions towards a Circular Plastics Economy

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Design for Recycling Standards

SUP Prevention Policies

Recycled content targets

CE Policy Framework (regulatory, economic, fiscal)

Circular Packaging

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Upstream Circular Economy

Titel of the presentation

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Why Upstream Circular Economy?

Titel of the presentation

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30% of the solution in the plastic economy

Source: Breaking the Plastic Wave, 2020 Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ

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A CE ecosystem to focus on upstream policies?

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The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive in Germany

Key changes in German packaging policy

  • Extended producer responsibility
    • Extension of mandatory deposit refund system to ALL plastic beverage containers and beverage cans
  • Mandatory recycled content target
    • 25 % for PET bottles by 2025 (and 30% for all plastic bottles by 2030)
  • Consumption Reduction/ Re-Use Policy:
    • Restaurants, bistros and cafes that sell food and drinks for to-go will be obliged from 2023 to also offer their products in reusable packaging. The reusable options must not be more expensive than the product in the disposable packaging.

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Business cases from around the world

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Tapau

Reusable Food Containers for Online Delivery �in Malaysia

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Our solution is a reusable meal containers system with a full service

Customers can choose reusable containers whilst ordering

Restaurant delivers food to customer in reusable container

Customers enjoy the food

Customers can either return containers by:

  • Return to drop points maximum 7 days from purchase �-AND/OR-
  • Online drivers pick up from customers on next order or 7 days from purchase

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Containers collected and cleaned in cleaning hub (if needed). Finally redistributed for reuse

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Reusable Food Containers for Online Delivery �in Malaysia

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Reusable Food Containers for Online Delivery �in Malaysia

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Reusable Food Containers for Online Delivery �in Malaysia

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Example: Business Cases on VDOs

Germany start-up for the Reuse packaging as a Service to Food Delivery

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https://en.vytal.org/bestellen

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Singapore Reuse Packaging as a Service to Food Delivery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8HOBVZTV8

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In Jakarta, Indonesia we are supporting the scale-up for a re-use start-up for food delivery

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  1. Integrate in online food delivery

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  • Develop conducive policies with Jakarta City Government

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  • Develop hygiene/ cleaning standard

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In Shah Alam, Malaysia we are incubating 2 re-use start-ups

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In Phuket, Thailand we are running a multi-stakeholder pilot project

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  1. Phuket Hotels Association
  2. Hotel Association-Southern Chapter
  3. Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) 
  4. CAP-SEA Project, GIZ
  5. Royal Phuket City Hotel
  6. The Vijitt Resort Phuket
  7. Pure Phuket Residence Hotel
  8. The Sis Kata Resort
  9. Jungceyon Department Store 
  10. Robinson Department Store 
  11. Phuket Municipality 
  12. Phuket Provincial Administrative organization 
  13. Natural Resource Management Office of Phuket 
  14. Regional 15th National Resource Management Office 
  15. Phuket Environment Foundation 
  16. Department of Local Administration Phuket 
  17. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
  18. Phuket restaurant, food association
  19. Walking street market association 

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During pilot implementation we are already seeing concrete demand �for a re-use start-up for food delivery

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Restaurants saying, they are eager to participate: 

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1. Levantine

2. Canelle 

3. Mrs B

4. Go Vegan

5. Halfway inn

6. O’Haras Irish Pub

7. The Dublin

8. Shake

9. Baan Faidang

10. Anise

11. Waya

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Restaurants saying they are eager to participate:

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1. Levantine

2. Canelle 

3. Mrs B

4. Go Vegan

5. Halfway inn

6. O’Haras Irish Pub

7. The Dublin

8. Shake

9. Baan Faidang

10. Anise

11. Waya

 

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SUP

Municipal Waste Disposal, Marine litters

Service provider

(food & drink containers, delivery, collecting, cleaning, consumer service system e.g. redeem point)

Partners

(food& drink containers, cleaning, delivery) ?

Close loop

Open loop

Business as Usual

Reuse Packaging as a Service

Reuse

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Incubation Network for Startup “Reducing Single-Use Plastic” business models

The Incubation Network (Regional restaurant chain, Start-up) /

SecondMuse

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Call for start-up application:

May – June 2022

Operation Management Partners with iDPP

Global Shapers Bangkok

The Commons, Bangkok

ENVIU

Restaurants in Phuket

Cooperative Agreement (iDPP)

CAP SEA/GIZ

KIDKID

Ideation “Reuse F&B packaging as a Service Business Model” for seeking a seed money for prototyping and business operation

Establish a startup venture team

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Thank you

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Contact:

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Christoffer Brick

Project Leader, CAP SEA, GIZ

christoffer.brick@giz.de

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Napaporn Yuberk

Advisor/National Coordinator for Thailand

napaporn.yuberk@giz.de

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