The Participatory Waste Disposal of the People in Phlaichumponsub-District Municipality, Muang District, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the participatory waste disposal of the people in Phlaichumpon Sub-district Municipality, Muang District, Phitsanulok Province.The data were collected by employing in-depth interviews from 379 participants in Phlaichumpon Sub-district Municipality and analyzed by using descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The findings in 5 facets were as follows: in terms of profit outcomes, the people of Plaichumpon Sub-district Municipality had a good waste disposal system, shared mutual awareness and value of the waste disposal correctly, made compost or bio compost liquid from the biowaste and this can add their incomes; in terms of operation, they cooperated on paying waste collection fees; they separated wastes before disposal and recycled.In addition, they can change wastes into merit-making which enables them to help the disabled and underprivileged in the areas.In terms of knowledge, they facilitated the campaign and waste separation promotion to readjust the disposal behavior of the people into the right categories; this created awareness on waste reduction from the original sources.In terms of the decision, the administrators could reflect the participation on activity formats, drive, approve from the people and do publicity on providing knowledge, allow people to take part in designating the formats.In terms of evaluation, the people were satisfied with the project, checked and monitored the waste disposal from the original sites cooperatively, and at the end of evaluation is that the quantity of the wastes has been reduced.