Study of quantity and characteristics of solid waste, and the knowledge and behavior of tourists in the solid waste management: a case study of San Chao Temple Market, Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

        This study focused on the quantity and characteristics of solid waste and the knowledge and behavior of tourists in solid waste management at San Chao Temple Market, Pathum Thani Province. The results showed the rate of solid waste generation was 0.06 kg/person/day. On a weekday, the major content of solid waste was mostly organic content such as food and vegetable waste, while on weekend the plastic waste became the major content. On a weekday, the average moisture content and total solid content were found to be 74.07 percent and 25.93 percent, respectively, while solid waste on weekend had the average moisture content and total solid content of 63.95 percent and 36.05 percent, respectively. A questionnaire was used as a tool to test the knowledge, understanding, and behavior of tourists in solid waste management. The sample size chosen was 400 tourists using the Taro Yamane formula with a confident level of 95. The results showed that most respondents had a moderate level of knowledge and appropriate behavior in solid waste management.