The Policy Framework started with the introduction of POPs including its impact on human health and environment, the sources, the toxicity, as well as the

importance of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The Contractor has outlined the scope of the framework, which were

1) to categorize scrap metal foundries or related factories into three groups according to the size and capacity of each facility;

2) to lay out the implementation timelines; and

3) to suggest any incentives the government should set in order to persuade players in the scrap metal industry to join the effort in reducing the generation of

U-POPs.

The expected goals when this Policy Framework is implemented are:

I. Thailand’s emission Standard for U-POPs

II. Reducing the risk of operators in the scrap metal recycling industry exposure to U-POPs

III. Supporting of entrepreneurs of the scrap metal recycling industry to realize the concept of BAT/BEP application

IV. Thailand becoming the leading nation in the application of BAT/BEP to reduce U-POPs emissions at the ASEAN level.

National Guideline or procedure manuals based on BAT/BEP (Technical Guideline) introduces the basic knowledge of production process of metal, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), etc. practices to reduce emissions of U-POPs. The content also indicates the comprehensive guidelines for metal factories, particularly, recycled steel, recycled aluminum, recycled copper, recycled zinc, and recycled lead to apply BAT/BEP for elimination of U-POPs releasing to environment.

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