Andre Malerba

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Thailand's Recycling Problem: Bloomberg

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Clients: US Holocaust Memorial Museum, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Rest of World, The Washington Post

School: The International Center of Photography The University of Vermont

Vinyou Jiaramankong outside his...an, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Vinyou Jiaramankong outside his house in Samut Prakan, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Belongings are packed up and wa...kan, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Belongings are packed up and wait to be moved to a new home in Vinyou Jiaramankong's house in Samut Prakan, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Vinyou Jiaramankong home is see...kan, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Vinyou Jiaramankong home is seen right next to the recycling facility in Samut Prakan, Thailand, October 3, 2022.

Workers unload boxes to be recy...ok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

Workers unload boxes to be recycled at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker uses a torch to disman...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker uses a torch to dismantle scrap metal at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker dumps shredded plastic...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker dumps shredded plastic bits into a bag at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

Plastic bottles that have been ...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

Plastic bottles that have been crushed into a bale at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker throws pieces of scrap...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker throws pieces of scrap at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker puts a tarp over a tru...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A worker puts a tarp over a truck filled with scraps at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A sailing (freelance recycling ...kok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A sailing (freelance recycling collector) waits to be paid at Sunee Recycle 59 in Bangkok, Thailand, October 6, 2022.

A sign protesting the Ken Unite...ri, Thailand, November 8, 2022.

A sign protesting the Ken United recycling plant is seen on the side of the road in Chon Buri, Thailand, November 8, 2022.

A wall and security cameras sur...ri, Thailand, November 8, 2022.

A wall and security cameras surround the Ken United recycling plant is seen on the side of the road in Chon Buri, Thailand, November 8, 2022.

A drone video clip shows the Ken United recycling plant in Chon Buri, Thailand, November 8, 2022.

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Thailand's Recycling Problem: Bloomberg

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Updated Nov 2024

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"About two years ago, Vinyou Jiaramankong learned his neighborhood was changing. Next to the 40-year-old’s neat house in the southern suburbs of Bangkok, a storage yard was being converted into a plastic recycling factory. Shielded by high walls that extended directly to the edge of Jiaramankong’s property, the facility would take in used plastic, melt it down, and run the resulting mixture through an extruder. After being chopped into pellets, the recycled plastic would be used to package new products. In its general outlines the process sounds harmless, even virtuous, putting plastic waste to good use instead of sending it to one of Thailand’s many landfills."

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