Guidelines for waste management of Camp Son community, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province with focusing on community participation

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to study the level of the community participation in the waste management of Camp Son community to study the expectation for the waste management of Camp Son community and to study the guidelines for the waste management of Camp Son community, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province. This research applied the Mixed Methods Research consisting of the Qualitative Research and the Quantitative Research. The sample of the research was 353 people living in Camp Son Sub-district, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province and 9 key informants. The research instruments were the questionnaire and the interview. The statistics used frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Results of the Research 1. The level of the community participation in the waste management of Camp Son community, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province was at the high level. 2. The expectation for the waste management of Camp Son community, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province was at the high level. 3.  The guidelines for the waste management of Camp Son community, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province were: 1) making the background of the community and surveying the waste sources, 2) analyzing the waste composition to know the waste characteristic in the community, and 3) making the community participation and the community networks with the community participation in proposing the plan/project/activity. 4) The local government organizations operated with the community in making the plan/project, provide the activities conforming to the plan/project, 5) monitor and evaluate the project, and 6) summarize the results and expand the results to the nearby community.