The Study of waste Management and Household Utility at Kutchik Municipality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to study household waste management of Kutchik Municipality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 2) to study Household Utility at Kutchik Municipality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and 3) to study the problem of household waste management at Kutchik Municipality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province by using questionnaires as a tool to collected data from household samples of people at Kutchik Municipality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The total samples size was 297 were analyzed to find the percentage, mean, (S.D.) and qualitative studies by using an interview form with 10 community leaders.
          The research found as following : 1. Almost of the sample were male, graduated in Pratom Sukda level. They are employees, and the head of the family. They earn for living by picking up trash, on the average 101-150 baht a month. There was trash reducing using clothes bags instead of plastic bags about 87.90 %, gap bags 88.20 %, There was a waste sorting about 90.20 % ; wet waste and dry waste about 88.90 %. There was rubbish bin about 94.30 %. The family members had littering behavior about 96.60 % and put the trash where the SAO can pick about 91.20 %. 2. The benefit of using trash was stated that the wet waste was sold and to make compost and organic fertilizer about 60.60 % and 45.50 % in order and the recycle waste to be sold and reused about 72.10 and 56.20 % in order. 3. There was a problem dust and smoke from garbage incineration about 64.30% and 63.30% in order.