Table 5.

Societal contribution and support for plastic packaging waste management in the selected communities

Contribution and supports	Pilot areas
	Wangwa	Wat Chaklukya	Noenpayom	Ban Thapma	Rayong City
Community’s plastic collection activities	Sorting Collecting Reproducing	Sorting Collecting	Sorting Collecting	Sorting Collecting	Sorting Collecting
Place	Community hall	Community hall Temple	Community hall Temple	Community hall Temple	Community hall City recycling hub
% of residents participating in plastic collection activities	56.80%	38.56%	14.06%	3.20%	2.84%
Financial support (sorting)	Self-investment	Self-investment	Self-investment	Municipality	Municipality
Technology support	Academic institutes Private sectors NGOs	Private sectors NGOs	Private sectors NGOs	Academic institutes Private sectors NGOs	Academic institutes Private sectors NGOs