Sustainable weste Problems management Of Koh Samui Manicipality, Suratthani

Abstract

The objectives of this research were study conditions and needs for waste management, and to study the waste management of the municipality of Koh Samui, Surat Thani. The population was divided into 2 groups: 1) The people lived in the municipality of Koh Samui, Surat Thani, 7 sub-districts 61,318. Then 382 samples were obtained from Waer's calculations, The tool were used as the questionnaire. 2) The responsible for waste management officers in the municipality of Koh Samui were the community leader of Koh Samui municipality. public health and environmental 3 persons ,and the 3 staffs of the municipality of Koh Samui by using a specific sampling method. The instruments used for data collection were semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data analyzed from questionnaire by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics. Qualitative information from the interview analyzed by the classification of data interpretation of acquired data, content analysis, descriptive analysis and multiple regression analysis for hypothesis testing. The study indicated that 1. Respondents mostly were female, aged 31-40 years, household status as a resident and household members: 3-4 persons and average monthly income 10,001-15,000 Baht. The most common type of household wastes were plastic bag, snack box, foam, foil, and plastic wrap. 2. Problems and needs in waste management that affect household solid waste management needs, should be focus on the availability of materials, personnel, priorities, processes / procedures. And the importance of the impact on people and the environment will increase the problem of waste management in the waste. And the demand for waste management has decreased. 3. Waste management that affects people's participation in solid waste management in the community was sustainable management: participants in problem solving, waste management in the community, participation in the implementation of community waste management ,work community and waste management.