Factors Related to The Solid Waste Management of People in Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to describe behaviors and factors related to the solid waste management behavior of people in Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province.The 410 sample group were represented or resident in households in Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province. The Data were collected using the questionnairesThe data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation statistics, and Chi-square statistics. The results found that mostly the overall waste management behavior of the sample group was at a low level (M= 1.64 S.D.= 0.45 ).  The Consider each aspect found that the practice of reuse  were at a moderate level (M= 1.88 S.D. = 0.41 ), followed by the practice of recycle were at a low level (M = 1.66 S.D. = 0.55 ) and  the practice of reduce wast were at low level (M = 1.57 S.D. = 0.67 ), respectively. Moreover, the overall of knowledge concerning household waste management were at the moderate level (M = 7.49  S.D. = 1.36 ).  The overall attitudes concerning household solid waste management were at the good level (M = 3.68 S.D. = 0.77 ). The overall participation in household solid waste management were at a moderate level (M = 3.44 S.D. = 1.28 ). Considering the factors related to the solid waste management behavior of people found that the number of household members, attitude regarding household waste management and participation in household waste management were related to the solid waste management behavior of people in Phra Phutthabat District, Saraburi Province with statistical significance (p-value  < 0.001, 0.019 and <0.001, respectively ) and Correlation Coefficient (r) at 0.200, 0.116 and 0.096, respectively.

Therefore, the departments should be campaigned the people to reuse waste (Recycle), reduce carbon in the atmosphere ( Carbon Footprint ) and  workshops training on waste separation and reuses with a participatory learning process (PL: Participatory Learning) from the role models concerning  the waste management in household.