Abstract:
The purposes pf this research are 1) to study the knowledge, attitude, and behavior level of people living in Klong Toei District Community, Bangkok about the sorting of solid wastes. 2) to study their socio-economic, psychological and perceptive level which affect their behavior for their sorting of solid wastes.
Sets of questionnaires were sent out. The data received were than calculated and analyzed. The results of the research showed that during the past three months, the majority of the respondents showed their behavior for the sorting of solid waste at the level of somewhat sorting. The behavior that was performed at the highest level was the sorting of toxic waste out of the waste that could be recycled-this was done at the rate of sometimes. The second on the list was the sorting of garbage out of the waste that could be recycled. As for the factors that affect the respondents behavior of sorting solid waste at the statistical significant level 0.05, it was found that there were eight factors, these are: the educational level; monthly income; community area where they reside; knowledge of solid waste; attitude on sorting of solid waste; perception level promotion program on transforming garbage into; the level of information reception from various medias within six months; and the increase of solid waste collection fees for the households that not doing the sorting, on the other hand, the decrease of the solid waste collection fees for the households that participating in sorting.