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INSEE Ecocycle, a leader in sustainable waste management and industrial services, is dedicated to addressing the issue of marine litter, with a particular focus on the significant amounts of plastic waste that leak into the ocean. In partnership with various organizations, the company organized a beach cleanup event on World Ocean Day, 8 June 2024, to raise awareness about ocean conservation and propose concrete solutions to this pressing problem.

Approximately 150 volunteers, including employees from INSEE Ecocycle, members of the Royal Thai Fleet, and participants from the OPTOCE seminar, gathered at Dongtan Beach in Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. The collected waste was sorted and processed into alternative fuel for co-processing in cement kilns, enabling the energy recovery from waste and promoting sustainable solutions for marine litter.

The volunteers cleaned a 1.2-kilometer stretch of the beach, collecting a total of 2,285 kilograms of trash. Over 2,000 kilograms of this waste was suitable for conversion into Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF), which will be sent to INSEE Ecocycle for use as an alternative fuel in cement production, replacing coal.

Ms. Suchintana Viraratt, Chief Executive Officer of INSEE Ecocycle Co., Ltd., stated, "As a provider of sustainable waste management services, INSEE Ecocycle consistently supports and promotes collaboration with customers and partners in waste management. Currently, waste pollution issues stem from insufficient waste management practices, leading to minimal recycling or reuse compared to consumption levels. Most remaining waste is not properly managed, especially non-recyclable or low-value plastic waste, such as single-use plastics, straws, and certain plastic bags and packaging. This waste often ends up in landfills and can escape into the environment, eventually reaching waterways and the sea.

At INSEE Ecocycle, we see 'waste' as a 'resource' that must be managed efficiently and beneficially before final disposal. Non-recyclable plastic waste can be converted into RDF to replace coal in the cement production."

To further promote continuous waste management, INSEE Ecocycle, in collaboration with Norway's SINTEF Research Institute, organized a seminar on 7 June 2024. The seminar, titled "Ocean Plastic Turned into an Opportunity in Circular Economy (OPTOCE)," aimed to provide guidelines for managing low-value or non-recyclable plastic waste and reducing plastic leakage into seas and oceans. Speakers from government agencies and various institutions shared information on circular economy, waste management policies and the current state of marine litter. The event was attended by around 100 participants from government agencies, research institutes, the education sector, product manufacturers, and the industrial sector. Additionally, the initiative to produce RDF from municipal solid waste continues to mitigate the impacts of community landfills.