Guidelines to improve the Garbage Management of Phuket Rajabaht University

Abstract

              The purposes of this research were to study the current level of garbage management at Phuket Rajabhat University, to investigate the problems found, and to propose guidelines to improve the garbage management at Phuket Rajabaht University. The sample group consisted of 235 people who were working at Phuket Rajabhat University. Questionnaires were used as tools to collect the data. The statistics employed in analyzing the collected data were frequencies, percentages, arithmetic means, and SDs.

              The results of the study revealed: 1) the level of the problems regarding garbage management as a whole was found to be moderate. When considering each aspect studied, they were ranked from highest to lowest as follows: policy regarding garbage management, sorting garbage, and follow-up and evaluation. 2) Problems found were as follows:  insufficient garbage bins, ineffective sorting of the garbage, lack of knowledge and awareness regarding garbage management, unclear measures regarding garbage management, and ineffective garbage collecting services. 3) Guidelines to improve the garbage management at Phuket Rajabhat University were as follows: setting clear policy about garbage; encouraging participation from the public by arranging activities to build awareness in the people as well as to teach them how to sort garbage; improving the garbage management system; and using appropriate methods to manage the garbage such as recycling and reusing.    

                Suggestions to improve the garbage management of Phuket Rajabhat University were that the university should plan how to manage the garbage more effectively. The following improvements were needed: more garbage bins, sorting garbage before throwing, and other garbage projects. Most importantly, the university must plan the garbage management project continuously and in a sustainable way.