Household hazardous waste management in Chachoengsao municipality, Chachoengsao Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the amount of hazardous waste generated from households in Chachoengsao Municipality, Chachoengsao Province, 2) study the public’s opinion on the management of hazardous waste in households in Chachoengsao Municipality, Chachoengsao Province, and 3) study the data on the management of hazardous waste in households in Chachoengsao Municipality, Chachoengsao Province. The study was conducted from a sample group aged 20-60 years in Chachoengsao Municipality, Chachoengsao Province. A questionnaire was used to interview 400 samples of people. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including numbers, percentages, means, standard deviations, and content analysis.

            The results of the research found that in Chachoengsao Municipality, Chachoengsao Province, there was a volume of hazardous waste in households of 3,695.86 kilograms per year (3.69 tons per year), of which 25.25% was fluorescent light bulbs, followed by insecticide spray cans, mosquito spray cans, and spray paint cans. Accounted for 19.83% and flashlight batteries, accounting for 10.54%. The rest were motorcycle batteries, motorcycle engine oil containers, car batteries, pesticide containers, mobile phone batteries, and others. Most of them managed hazardous waste in their households by separating hazardous waste from general waste, accounting for 54.5%. Some people piled hazardous waste separately on the ground in their homes or outside their fences and stored hazardous waste in their homes before treating or disposing of it for more than 2 days. The transportation of hazardous waste was correct, accounting for 81.0%, with the government agency, Chachoengsao Municipality, being the one who transported, treated, and disposed of hazardous waste incorrectly and inappropriately, accounting for 54.5%, because most of the respondents did not know how the waste would be disposed of.