THE PUBLIC OPINION AND PARTICIPATION IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT OF BANBUNG MUNICIPALITY CHONBURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The study of the opinions and participation in waste management of the people in Banbueng Municipality, Chonburi Province, aimed to study the opinions of people in Banbueng Municipality, Chonburi Province, in solid waste management and to study their participation in waste management. The research is quantitative. The data was collected by a questionnaire with a sample of 385 people who are representatives of households in Banbueng Municipality. Furthermore, the data were analyzed with descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The results of the study concluded that People's opinions on solid waste management were at a high level (=3.92). The public strongly agreed with the existence of a garbage bank because it is another form of reducing the amount of solid waste and also increases household/community income (=4.14). (2) Overall, people's opinions on the municipality's solid waste management in Banbueng were at a high level (=3.76). The people strongly agreed with the Banbueng Municipality issuing regulations on solid waste, namely: Sewage and Solid Waste Management Ordinance and publicized to the public (=4.16). People agree that solving the problem of solid waste in the community must be the duty of the Banbueng Municipality only (=2.31).

Public participation in solid waste management found that (1) People's behaviors in household solid waste management were at a high level (=3.61). People's knowledge and understanding of each type of waste sorting was at the highest level (=4.24), followed by plastic bags that have been used, separated, and used again at a high level (=4.14). The house has enough bins or containers for solid waste at a high level (= 4.06) (2). People participated in solid waste management with Banbueng Municipality at a high level (=3.48). The people participated in community meetings to prepare solid waste management plans for Banbueng Municipality at a high level (=4.01), followed by participating in activities or projects related to management or educating about waste separation organized by Banbueng Municipality at a high level (=3.91). People often express their opinions or have suggestions about plans or budgets for household solid waste management in Banbueng Municipality at a high level (= 3.73), respectively.