Individual Factor Comparison with Participation in Community Waste Management in Ban Bua Subdistrict, Mueang District, Buriram Province

Abstract

The research article on “Individual Factor Comparison with Participation in Community Waste Management in Ban Bua Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram Province” aimed 1) to study the level of local people’s participation in solid waste management in Ban Bua Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram Province and 2) to compare individual factors with participation in community waste management in Ban Bua Municipality, Mueang District, Buriram Province.  The samples used in the study were 383 people in Ban Bua Subdistrict Municipality, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram province, selected by using Taro Yamane's sample size table. The tool used in the study was a questionnaire with a checklist and a rating scale.  The statistics used to analyze the data were mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test.  The results of this research revealed that

1. The participation in local people's participatory solid waste management in Ban Bua Municipality area, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram Province was overall at a low level ( = 3.48). When each aspect was considered, it was found that problem finding and causes of problems, as well as activity planning, were at a moderate level, while other aspects were at a low level. Furthermore, the highest mean score was found to be problem finding and causes of problems ( = 3.69), followed by activity planning ( = 3.55), while the lowest mean score was found to be follow-up and evaluation (  =3.23), respectively.
2. Individual factor comparison with participation in solid waste management in Ban Bua municipality, Mueang Buriram District, Buriram Province, classified by age and education, revealed a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level, but no difference by gender.