People’s Participation in Solid Waste Disposal in Municipality of Plub-pla, Sub-district, Mueng District, Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the people’s participation in waste disposal in municipal of Plubpla sub-district, Mueang district, Chanthaburi province. The sample were 1,254 households located in Plubpla sub-distric, Mueang district, Chanthaburi province selected by random sampling. The sample size was calculated using Yamane’s formula. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire. Statistics use in analyzing data were frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

            The results found that people in Plub-pla sub-district, Mueng district, Chanthaburi province had knowledge of solid waste disposal at high level with percentage of 91.07 ( =1,685, S.D.=2.36). Attitude towards household waste disposal management, as a whole, was at the level of absolutely agree (=4.40). Overall household waste management behavior was at high level (=3.82). When examined each aspect to household waste management behavior found that behavior of waste sorting was high level ( =3.54), behavior of waste collection was at the high level (=4.37), and behavior of waste disposal was at the medium level (=3.37). People’s participation in waste disposal as a whole was at high level (=3.86). When classified according to each area, sorting from the highest mean to the lowest mean, found that the benefit aspect was at high level (=4.19), the operation aspect was at high level =4.13), the evaluation aspect was a high level (=3.77), and decision making aspect was at medium level (=3.35).