Will Muendao Suandee

National Programme Officer @UNODC | Unwaste project | Combating waste trafficking | Circular economy | Personal views only

[French Embassy in Nepal @FranceInNepal]

A look back at our joint seminar on combatting waste trafficking in South and Southeast Asia which also included a field visit to @mowaredesign where they showcased their upcycling work.
A huge thank you to everyone involved.

@FranceinIndia

[UNODC South-East Asia & the Pacific @UNODC_SEAP]

At Thailand's busiest port, a joint operation found shipments mislabelled as "scrap metal", hiding more than 285 kg of toxic e-waste.

Waste trafficking isn't a minor infraction. It's transnational organized crime. Learn more: https://t.co/nIWZO2WHZv

[UNODC South-East Asia & the Pacific @UNODC_SEAP]

Every year, illegal waste still makes its way to Southeast Asia.

Thailand has enacted important policies to counter this issue. This week, 7 Thai agencies and research institutes met to talk about solutions, key challenges that remain & find a way forward. #WasteNet #EndENVcrime

[EUinThailand @EUinThailand]

With €2.5M of 🇪🇺 funding, we launched ‘WasteNet’ project w/ UNODC supporting waste-shipment management & fight illegal waste trafficking. The initiative will harmonise policies & boost enforcement coop. by working w/ ASEAN & bilaterally w/ 🇹🇭, 🇮🇩, 🇲🇾, 🇻🇳 & more. #EUForeignPolicy

[UNODC South-East Asia & the Pacific @UNODC_SEAP]

A new initiative to prevent #wastetrafficking in Southeast Asia has just been launched by
@EU_FPI and @UNODC.

The aim? To better align enforcement procedures and recycling standards for waste shipments between the two regions. #WasteNet

Learn more: https://t.co/zZmQAixVKr

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

"Once the #ewaste arrives in Thailand and reaches the sites, it is fed into giant crushing machines which reduce it to a kind of gravel. It is then smelted to retrieve the valuable metal." https://t.co/mUlJaA9RQO

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

10 containers with 238 tons of #illegalwaste seized at BKK port 🇹🇭 Various types of metal scraps found mixed with #ewaste. Great collaborations between DIW and Thai Customs against #wastetrafficking

[กรมโรงงานอุตสาหกรรม @diwindustrial]

#กรมโรงงาน ตามรอยเบาะแส #ศุลกากร สกัดคอนเทนเนอร์ต้องสงสัย เจอลักลอบนำเข้าขยะอุตสาหกรรม 10 ตู้ โผล่ท่าเรือคลองเตย
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#กรมโรงงานอุตสาหกรรม #DIW #MIND #กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม #saveอุตสาหกรรมไทย #saveสิ่งแวดล้อม #ตรวจสุดซอย #ขยะอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ #กรมศุลกากร
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https://t.co/Rq87esndCx

[UNODC Environment Team @UNODC_ENV]

This #WorldWildlifeDay focuses on #WildlifeConservationFinance!
Investing in better data collection, analysis & sharing is key to #EndWildlifeCrime. Comprehensive & quality data, capacity-building, & reporting will improve conservation efforts & the monitoring of impact.

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

The crackdown on #ewaste #trafficking in 🇲🇾: police reporting RM2.8 billion worth of illegal e-waste confiscated under the ongoing operation, Op Hazard, during the first two months of 2025 https://t.co/m6OobwLAUp

[UN Office on Drugs & Crime @UNODC]

Illegal trafficking and dumping of waste cause severe environmental pollution in destination countries.

UNODC works with customs officers improving their capacity to stop illegal shipments of plastic and hazardous waste.

Learn more https://t.co/ydQNLHozPt

#endENVcrime

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

#HappeningNow: The Danish Embassy is hosting discussions on #CircularEconomy. Thailand’s COLNAE highlights that industrial pollution & waste rank 1st & 3rd in impact on land. #EPR & #CircularEconomy for waste #reduction are key to tackling these challenges.

[UNODC South-East Asia & the Pacific @UNODC_SEAP]

Waste trafficking disrupts trade, hinders the circular economy & demands stronger regional cooperation.

Learn more from our joint seminar held with @UNEP_AsiaPac on tackling waste crime & advancing the circular economy in #SoutheastAsia. ➡️ https://t.co/vMKcXzDzAo #EndENVcrime

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

Thai authorities have uncovered a major #ewaste trafficking operation in Chachoengsao province https://t.co/q6ZSBxd98b
https://t.co/q6ZSBxd98b

[Ioana Cotutiu @ICotutiu]

📢 Jan 23, 14:00 - 15:30 (Bangkok Time) 📢
Join the conversation to explore how the 🇪🇺 EU Waste Shipment Regulation aims to tackle global waste challenges🌏
On behalf of @UNODC_SEAP and @UNODC_ENV
I will talk about the scale of illegal waste traffic & necessary solutions
#Unwaste

[UNODC South-East Asia & the Pacific @UNODC_SEAP]

Tackling waste trafficking is key for Southeast Asia's circular economy transition.

Last week, Dep. Min. @LiewChinTong @MITIMalaysia, Amb. Vasara @FinEmbMy & Amb. @DaerrRafael called for more cooperation to tackle waste trafficking between the 🇪🇺 & Southeast Asia.

@EUinMalaysia

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

https://t.co/Y3yWCMpOBz

[Will Muendao Suandee @MuendaoS]

New arrests: 256 tonnes of e-waste in 10 containers found at Laem Chabang port! #wastetrafficking #ewaste #Thailand

[Thairath_News @Thairath_News]

จับ "ขยะอิเล็กทรอนิกส์" 10 ตู้คอนเทนเนอร์ ลอบนำเข้าผ่านท่าเรือแหลมฉบัง

https://t.co/vbDgmPR1pa

[Ioana Cotutiu @ICotutiu]

With a full #plastic import ban coming into force in 🇹🇭TH, civil society highlights that "Vigilant monitoring and robust cooperation with authorities will be critical to ensuring the law is enforced"
#reduce #reuse #unwaste
https://t.co/Wc0BwBrsY1

[Thenationthailand @Thenationth]

Importers in Thailand will not be allowed to bring plastic waste into the kingdom from January 1, 2025 as the country moves to prevent hazards to the environment and public health, the Department of Foreign Trade announced on Tuesday. #plasticwaste

https://t.co/2UOlXW76ad

[UNODC Environment Team @UNODC_ENV]

Improper clinical waste management poses public health and environmental risks.
The 7th #Unwaste Trendspotting Alert is out, focusing on clinical waste & measures against waste trafficking in Southeast Asia.
📄https://t.co/pbqZE8McCs
#endENVcrime