Plants ‘exploit lax EEC rules’

12 June 2018
Bangkok Post
Laws and regulations / Special economic zones
city planning regulations / Eastern Economic Corridor / EEC / Section 44 / waste management

A leading Thai activist said yesterday that a special Section 44 order which exempts factories related to waste management in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from environmental impact assessments and other city planning regulations has contributed to the rise of illegal electronic waste plants in the region.

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 Apinya Wipatayotin

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