Solid Waste Management in the Lack of Disposal site situation: Khuean Ubolratana Subdistrict Municipality, Ubolratana District, Khon Kaen Province.

Abstract

This Survey Research was aimed to study Solid Waste Management of Khuean Ubolratana Subdistrict Municipality. Information was collected secondary data information from various departments Inquiry of municipal solid waste management information from the Municipality and was investigated to analyze the suitable sanitary landfills area in Ubolratana District was using Geographic information system. Overlay analysis techniques were performed under 9 environmental impact factors including watershed class, water supply, surface water/water route , community area, groundwater potential, land use, soil texture, flood risk area and slope factors. Suitable areas was displayed as a map of suitability for the landfill area.

The results of the research were as follows: the average quantity of solid waste was 4.21 tons per day, per capita waste generation was 1.02 kg per person per day. The study of 5 sources: community (residential), community (commercial area), fresh market, school, and hospital and were sorted out into 14 categories of physical composition. The study was found that the top three solid waste component of the Municipality were food waste (37.30%), plastic bags (29 %), and paper (11.08 %), respectively. The problem of collection and disposal was waste disposal site that away from the municipality, which costs a lot of solid waste management. The analysis of suitable areas for the preliminary waste disposal found that there was a suitable area representing 16.75 % of the total area and the area was unsuitable representing 83.25 % of the total area.