WASTE MANAGEMENT CLEANING PROVINCE ACCORDING TO PRACHARAT PRINCIPLE OF SAMUTPRAKAN PROVINCE
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This research aimed to: (1) analyze the waste management practices toward becoming a “Clean Province” under the Pracharat principle in Samut Prakan Province, (2) assess the problems and obstacles in implementing these practices, and (3) propose appropriate waste management strategies aligned with the Pracharat principle. A qualitative research approach was adopted. Key informants included five local administrative executives, five staff members, five village leaders, and five residents—totaling 20 participants—selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected from five local administrative organizations in Mueang Samut Prakan District: Samut Prakan City Municipality, Phraeksa Mai Town Municipality, Bang Mueang Subdistrict Municipality, Bang Pu Subdistrict Municipality, and Bang Prong Subdistrict Administrative Organization. The research tool was an interview form, and data were analyzed using descriptive summarization.
The findings showed that:
- Local administrative organizations adapted the “Clean Province” solid waste
management action plan to suit their local contexts, implementing waste management from source to disposal, while promoting waste separation awareness and public participation based on the 3Rs principle.
- Key challenges included lack of waste separation by the public, inefficient local
waste management systems, insufficient waste disposal sites, limited budgets and equipment, increased waste due to urban expansion, and health impacts from landfill odors.
- Proposed strategies included encouraging private sector investment, addressing
budget and personnel shortages, promoting proactive local governance, establishing data systems for accurate planning, instilling waste separation habits in children, educating the public and staff, supporting informal waste collectors, engaging all sectors in waste management, and controlling pollution from waste disposal processes.
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