การจัดการขยะแบบมีส่วนร่วมในเขตเทศบาลนครปากเซ แขวงจำปาสัก สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยประชาชนลาว

The objective of this research was to study the state of problems of participatory waste management and guidelines of participatory waste management in Pakse municipality, Champasak Province, Lao PDR. Data were collected through questionnaires of 238 samples and interviews of 18 key informants. The tools for data collection were questionnaires and interview formats. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The results of the research could be revealed as the followings. 1) The overall problems of participatory waste management in Pakse municipality, Champasak province, Lao PDR was at a high level. When it was considered by aspect, it was found as the followings. In consciousness aspect, waste management was an urgent problem needed to be solved. In knowledge of waste management aspect, knowledge about non-biodegradable and non-environmentally friendly waste should be provided to the people. In the role of government agencies aspect, Pakse municipality had municipal waste management in cooperation with other agencies and organizations. 2) The overall guideline of participatory waste management was at a high level. When it was considered by aspect, it was found as the followings.  In operation aspect, waste bins should be provided for household use. In monitoring and evaluation aspect, cleanliness on roads and sidewalks should be followed up. In decision-making aspect, there should be participatory policy making and managing guidelines. In planning aspect, there should be participatory meeting on municipal waste management. The waste bins should be arranged along the main roads and measures must be strictly taken towards the violations. The awareness and knowledge on the environment should be raised amongst students. Government agencies must be the leaders in leading the people to participate in waste disposal to develop the municipality to be recognized as the white municipality.