People ​Participation​ in​ Community​ Solid​ Waste​ Management ​of Nongwangsokpra ​Distric t​Administrative ​Organization, ​Amphor​Phon,​ Khon​Kaen​Province

Abstract

This research was a participatory action research. The aims of the study was to investigate the effects ofthe community participation in the solid waste management and to using Appreciation Influence Control technique (A-I-C) for community solid waste management problems solving in Nongwangsokpra district administrative organization, Amphor Phon, Khonkaen Province. The samples were divided into three groups including the 163 household representatives who had their responsibility to dispose solid waste, 70 community representatives and 3 Nongwangsokpra district administrative organization representatives. The quantitative data was collected by questionnaires. The qualitative data was collected by deep interview. The general data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentile, mean, standard deviation, 95% CI, independent T-test, One Wa ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation. The qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The result showed that the overall people participation from community solid waste management in the
moderate level. With focus on step of community solid waste, the result showed that people participated in the process of collecting and transporting solid waste at high level. For the step of formulating and proposing approach problems, the participated in disposal and partaking of benefts and follow-up steps were in the average levels. At the participation step, people participation in step action-taking was in the high level. For evaluation, beneft
gaining and planning steps, people participated in these steps were in the moderate level. The factors had the effects on people participation about community solid waste management that comprised of 1) the revenues 2) household’s solid waste management 3) getting support information 4) the supporting of resource and budget 5) beneft expectation 6) the relationship with members / unit of district administrative organization and 7) service charge (fee). The result from using application of the Appreciation Influence Control technique (A-I-C) as a tool could obtain 5 projects as follows: 1) campaign of public relations from the broadcast tower of community project, 2) village trashcan provision project 3) employment project of community solid waste, 4) livable community project and 5) campaign of community cleanliness project. In the period of February to April, 2010, three projects were done as following: 1) campaign of public relations from the broadcast tower of community project, 2) village trashcan provision project and 3) employment project of community solid waste. The results from the frst phase projects found that 75.73% of the households paid solid waste fee, 100% purchasing of garbage cans, and solid
waste was regular transportation and increased the transported to 4 times per month, respectively. These projects showed that the residual solid waste problem was less in the community.