Quantity and composition of solid waste, and behavior of household solid waste management in the Srirattana Sub-district Municipality, Sisaket Province

Abstract

         This cross-sectional descriptive research aimed to study the quantity of solid waste composition and the behavior of household solid waste management in Sirattana sub-district municipality, Sirattana district, Sisaket Province. The population is people living in the Srirattana sub-district municipality, Sirattana district, Sisaket province of 8 communities, 1,095 households, and a sample size of 235 people. Data collection on household waste management behavior was collected using questionnaires and simple random sampling by collecting waste volume data from municipal records and separating the physical components of solid waste using the quartering method. Then quantitative data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

            The results of the study found that the average amount of solid waste was 53.01±5.31 tons/month. The lowest volume in March 2023 was 43.32 tons and the highest in February 2023 was 57.61 tons. Data analysis found that the average solid waste density in all 8 communities was 111.57±43.90 grams/liter. The most common proportion of solid waste components was organic waste at 52.48% and followed by plastic waste at 27.26%. As for solid waste management behavior, it was found that most had correct solid waste management behavior at a moderate level of 62.13%. When considering the details of each waste management behavior, it was found that the waste separation process that people do most regularly is separating paper, glass bottles, and plastic bottles to sell as recycled waste or reuse at 70.21%. As for solid waste disposal, people dispose of organic waste by making it into compost or feeding animals, which is only 17.87 percent of the people who do it regularly. In addition, there are some people who regularly use the burning method to dispose of foam, plastic bags, and leaf scraps of 2.55%.

       In conclusion, the results of this study found that solid waste management requires information on solid waste composition to plan solid waste management. Including providing information on correct waste management will be able to increase the correct waste management behavior of the people.