The Study of Relationship between Public Participation and Hazardous Waste Management in Saraburi Province: A Case Study of Areas in Solid Waste Management (Clusters) Group 2

Abstract

    This research aims to: 1) study public participation in hazardous waste management in Saraburi Province, a case study of Clusters Group 2; 2) study hazardous waste management of the target areas, and 3) study the relationship between public participation and hazardous waste management in the areas. The samples were the residents of the 12 Clusters Group 2. A total of 397 samples were obtained using Taro Yamane’s formula and a random accidental sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results showed that: 1) the citizen's participation in hazardous waste management, overall, was at a moderate level.  When considering each aspect, it was found that waste utilization was at a high level, followed by activities and planning on waste management at a moderate level, and evaluation of waste management was at a low level; 2) the management of hazardous waste was, overall, at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that the disposal and collection of hazardous waste were at a high level and the categorizing of hazardous waste was at a moderate level, and 3) the relationship between public participation and hazardous waste management in the areas, was found to have a low positive correlation with a statistical significance at 0.05 level.