Study of Garbage Management among People at Moo 10, Khamyai Sub-District, Maueng District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

Garbage is a current problem in community, especially in suburb community. To understand and co-operate garbage management among people at suburb community, the exploratory study was needed. The purpose of the study was to study information, knowledge, attitude, behavior, and participation of garbage management. Samples were people who were in Moo 10, Tumbon Khamyai, Meung district, Ubon Ratchathani province, by simple random sampling (N = 243). Instrument was an accepted questionnaire including general data, information of garbage management, knowledge, attitude, behavior, and participation. Data analysis was descriptive statistic. Results showed two parts. First, samples showed reducing garbage (94.2%), separating garbage (82.3), using separation for selling and discarding (53.5%), sending subdistrict municipality garbage (90.5%), doing discarded food (45.3%), and suitable method of separating garbage (33.3%). Second, means for knowledge, attitude, behavior, and participation were 8.27 (SD = 2.00), 2.48 (SD = .33), 32.23 (SD =4.57), and 3.36 (SD = .79) respectively. It is recommended that although garbage management was good, some was interesting and concerned in dong discarded food and sending subdistrict municipality garbage. This Further study should be more study in qualitative study and development of garbage management.