Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to study the levels of behavior and other factors
in household hazardous waste management behavior of people in Bangkok. This study also
explored the problems and obstacles in household hazardous waste disposal and made
recommendations for household hazardous waste management. The data were collected by
questionnaires. The study population was 400 households. The Statistical Package for Social
Sciences was used for data analysis.
The results of this study showed that the household hazardous waste management
behavior of people in Bangkok was at a high level. Factors affecting behavior of household
hazardous waste management are: knowledge on hazardous waste management and health
value both of which made a significant difference in household hazardous waste management
behavior. (at p<0.001) Age and residential area also made a significant difference in household
hazardous waste management behavior. (at p<0.01) Likewise, educational level made a
significant difference in household hazardous waste management behavior. (at p<0.05) Gender,
occupation, number of family members, monthly income and access to hazardous waste
management information made no significant difference in household hazardous waste
management behavior.
The problems and obstacles in proper household hazardous waste management
behavior were that most people lacked knowledge about hazardous waste management and had
inconvenience in hazardous waste separation from community waste. The study also found that
local authorities generally lacked an efficient household hazardous waste management program
and the facilities for hazardous waste collection were inadequate.
The result of this study recommended that the local authorities involved should
provide more hazardous waste containers to improve efficiency of hazardous waste
management system by a more effective collection method also, improvement in manpower,
equipment and vehicles were recommended. Moreover, a central authority should be assigned
to the task of providing both information and the provisions necessary for the safe disposal of
household hazardous waste