AIS (AIS) announces its goal to become Thailand’s e-waste management center, starting Phase 2, transforming the e-waste management ecosystem with blockchain technology on the platform “E-West Plus” (E-Waste+), which It will allow the discard to track where the waste is and how much the discarded waste will reduce greenhouse gases. Phase 3 hopes to expand the effect to support large pieces of waste such as refrigerators or IT equipment in the office. through the platform without being a customer. AIS aims to increase the amount of waste from 397,376 pieces at the moment to 500,000 pieces in 2023.
Mrs. Saichon Submakudom AIS Public Relations Head said that AIS is a digital service provider or digital service provider. that pays attention to society and the environment In terms of the environment, it focuses on reducing emissions. greenhouse gases and reduce waste and recycle waste from business processes. AIS therefore has been building awareness since 2019. However, awareness is not enough. because it needs to be driven as an ecosystem both adding a drop point Working with partners to create green cooperation that will drive from awareness to behavior. Recently, AIS has brought its own network. combined with blockchain technology Let’s develop e-waste management processes from the dumper to the recycling plant. To make it easier for everyone to manage E-Waste and see results in reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the E-Waste+ platform.
“This is the first blockchain in Southeast Asia. can make the e-waste management to be thorough Including tracking where the garbage is and get to know what the dumpsters have done to help the world Know how much you can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. and will be able to change it back into return.”
The reason why AIS aims to be the center of e-waste management of the country It comes from a world situation where digital technology has become a part of life in every sector. What follows is The number of devices related to digital usage has also increased. Therefore, AIS has done two functions: creating awareness and awareness of the dangers of E-Waste. Driving E-Waste collection and destruction in the right way, including working with partners to set up pickup points and bringing it into the recycling process.
The first phase of this mission is to develop an e-waste management ecosystem. Since creating knowledge to realize the problem Create engagement with all sectors Create a Zero Landfill collection and recycling process according to international standards under the mission “Thai people without E-Waste”. Since 2019, more than 142 partners have participated in this project, resulting in 2,484 e-waste dumping points, totaling 397,376 pieces of waste. can be obtained from both the antique store and an egg-swapping waste campaign to encourage discarding incentives.
Recently, this project has entered Phase 2, with AIS deciding to bring the potential of intelligent 5G to combine with blockchain technology. To improve the e-waste management process from the disposer to the recycling plant. To make it easier for everyone to manage E-Waste, at the same time, if anyone sees the results of reducing greenhouse gas emissions on the E-Waste+ platform that happens for the first time in Southeast Asia. This platform will go live with 6 pilot organizations to work together to solve e-waste problems in a sustainable way. and also working with the Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) that comes to support the method for calculating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from recycling E-Waste accurately according to international standards.
The key role of the E-Waste+ platform is to increase wider participation. AIS believes that this is an extension to the next level by redesigning the ecosystem to allow organizations to Able to effectively manage E-Waste within the organization through a network of employees and customers of each organization. So that everyone can participate in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from bringing E-Waste back into a standardized recycling process. Through the E-Waste+ platform, Blockchain technology will work through the Track and Trace process, allowing every piece of E-waste to be able to monitor the status of the entire process. The resulting E-Waste is then calculated into Carbon Scores to determine how much GHG emissions are reduced by correct e-waste disposal.
“Preliminary, we have worked with 6 Green Partnership Network partners that will move forward to establish standards for e-waste management that can create transparent participation through Blockchain, consisting of DENSO International Asia Co., Ltd., Chulalongkorn University. , Thammasat University, Ngern Tid Lor Co., Ltd., Government Savings Bank and Kasikorn Bank who will start using the E-Waste+ platform to pass on environmental care and solve e-waste problems to personnel in the organization and the wider society in the future.”
Mr. Arakin Rakchittaphok Head of Innovation Driving AIS added that AIS, as a leader in digital services aiming to become an intelligent telecommunication organization or Cognitive Tech-Co, allows the company to see opportunities and see the ability of Blockchain to be used for real business benefits. The E-Waste + platform is an example of how such technology can be used to solve critical environmental issues.
“If you want to be sustainable More must be done,” said Arakin. “The e-waste problem is a joint plaintiff. It has to use technology like blockchain. To make it transparent and have clear information that it’s not AIS, take the garbage to sell and eat. When Blockchain Comes everyone can trust And can create a cycle of supply and demand in the same way.
All these moves will benefit Thailand. which has announced readiness to deal with climate change at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27), including improving Thailand’s long-term strategy to develop a low-emission model and the country-set 2030 participation targets to align with the stepping up targets towards carbon neutrality by 2050 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2065. in every branch
Thailand aims to increase the production of zero-emission cars to 30 percent of total vehicle production by 2030, increasing the share of renewable energy in electricity generation by at least 50 percent by 2030. 2050 and support the commercial use of carbon dioxide capture technology before 2040.