Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the level of the peoples participation in the disposal of household garbage in Kamala Sub- District, to investigate the problems occurring during the process, and to propose guidelines to improve the garbage disposal in Kamala Sub-district. The sample group consisted of 367 people who were 18 years old and over residing in Kamala Sub-district. Questionnaires were used as tools to collect the data. The statistics employed in analyzing the collected data were frequency, percentage, arithmetic means, and Standard Deviation.
The results of the study revealed:
1. The level of the peoples participation in household garbage disposal as a whole was found to be moderate. When considering each area, the community participation was found to be high while two areas were found to be low: sorting garbage, and recycling.
2. The problems that occurred in the garbage disposal of the Kamala Sub- District Administrative Organization were as follows: 1) People lack of results understanding about how to manage garbage appropriately. 2) People lacked understanding about how to recycle garbage appropriately. 3) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization was inefficient in informing the public about garbage disposal. 4) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization members did not form a good relationship with the residents in the area.
3 The researcher proposed the guidelines to improve the level of the peoples participation in garbage disposal as follows: 1) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization should provide sufficient garbage bins for the people in the community. 2) Related units should educate people about how to manage their own garbage properly. 3) People should have an awareness in keeping their community clean. 4) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization should set up a center for sorting garbage in the community to assist their residents. 5) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization should provide various methods to manage garbage in their community. 6) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization should educate people about how to recycle their own garbage appropriately. 7) The Kamala Sub-district Administrative Organization should issue the law about garbage disposal and enforce it effectively.