Solid Waste and Environmental Management by Emphasis on Community Participation and Integrated Network Partners in Tha Kasem Subdistrict Municipality, Muang District, Sa-Kaeo Province
Keywords:
solid waste management, environment, community participation, integrated network partners, Tha Kasem Subdistrict MuniciplaityAbstract
An objective of this research was to study the influence of attitudes about solid waste separation from people who live in Tha Kasem Subdistrict Municipality, Muang District, Sa-Kaeo Province on the amount of waste that needs disposal within 1 day. The research tool in this study was a questionnaire for collecting the data by using the self-enumeration method. Multiple linear regression (enter method) was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that the people who differently faced the problems of the insufficient number of bins for solid waste separation, the incorrect method of transferring separated household solid waste, the lack of understanding in household solid waste separation, the indistinct color of bin types, and the inaccessibility of public relations by related departments
about the benefits of household solid waste separation, had a significant difference in the amount of organic waste that needed disposal within 1 day (p<.05). The people who differently faced the problems of: the insufficient number of bins for household solid waste separation; the incorrect method of transferring of separated household solid wastes; the lack of understanding in solid waste separation; the unclear message on the bins resulting in difficulty reading; the indistinct color of bin types; the inaccessibility of public relations by related departments about the benefits of household solid waste separation; and the lack of solid waste separating inducement from related departments, had a significant difference in the amount of the recyclable wastes (plastics, paper, iron, copper, and zinc), the general wastes (plastic bags and foam boxes); and the hazardous wastes that needed disposal within 1 day (p<.05). In addition, the understanding of household solid waste separation significantly influenced the amount of organic and glass bottle waste that needs disposal within 1 day (p<.05). Therefore, educating the people about solid waste separation, inducing community participation and integrating the related departments in Tha Kasem Subdistrict Municipality may lead to a decrease in waste and environmental problems in Tha Kasem Subdistrict Municipality.
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