Solid waste management at Nong Kha Yang community, Samed subdistrict, Muang district, Buriram Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the quantity, composition and solid waste management at Nong Kha Yang community, Samed subdistrict, Muang district, Buriram Province. The study of household waste from a sample of 22 households and 36 market stores. The result of the study showed that Nong Kha Yang community produced solid wastes at an average rate of 0.61 kilograms/person/day. The composition of solid wastes was mostly organic waste (38.90 %), followed by hazardous waste (23.40 %), recycled waste (21.68 %) and general waste (17.29 %), respectively.  The market produced solid wastes at an average rate of 5.63 kilograms/day. The composition of y market was mostly general waste (38.46%), followed by organic waste (32.54%) and recycled waste (29.00%).  Community participation in solid waste management starts with the separation of sousehold solid waste. Establishing a hazardous waste management learning center, organic waste center, waste bank, recycled cloth bag group, Janong Jongdai and the network of the little village committee of environmental protection. From the mentioned activities, Nong Kha Yang community received the zero waste award and the popula vote award in 2018.