In July 2024, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) adopted a new standard, TIS 3287 Part 4-2566, that covers the carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics, focusing on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of these materials. It is identical to the ISO 22526-4:2023 standard and provides guidelines for evaluating the environmental impact of biobased plastic products, including materials and polymer resins. The standard allows for different LCA approaches, such as cradle-to-gate and gate-to-gate, depending on the study’s scope. It aims to standardize environmental assessments of biobased plastics.
TISI has also adopted the standard for the analysis of microplastics in the environment: TIS 3747-2566, or ISO 24187:2023.
Reference
TISI (July 20, 2024). “Carbon and environmental footprint of biobased plastics – Part 4: Environmental (total) footprint (life cycle assessment).” (in Thai)
TISI (July 24, 2024). “Principles for the analysis of microplastics in the environment.” (in Thai)