Daichi Iwase. The Improvement of Anti-Source Separation Performance and Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in the University, Thailand. Master's Degree(Human-Centered Design). King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library.. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2553-01-30.
The Improvement of Anti-Source Separation Performance and Municipal Solid Waste Collection System in the University, Thailand
Abstract:
The objective of this research was to design an effective Municipal Solid Waste
Collection System (MSWCS) for School of Architecture and Design (SoAD), one of the
faculties in King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in
Bangkhuntien campus, Thailand, in order to improve users' Anti-Source Separation
Performance (ASSP). A problem of SoAD toward Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) was
that users did not separate MSW properly at source. In order to understand problems,
first, the author carried out MSW composition and separation analysis to understand the
nature of ASSP and to assess the composition of MSW in SoAD. Secondly, the author
used the questionnaire survey and measured a trait of the ASSP in SoAD. SPSS
program was utilized to understand key problems and mechanism of the ASSP. Thirdly,
the author carried out participant observation and topical interview to understand how
users modify the existing MSWCS in order to match with their needs in the local
circumstances. It was suggested that the existing MSWCS fell into malfunction in the
viewpoint ofproper MSW separation at source, and the mean Correct Source Separation
Rate (CSSR), which represents degree of the right performance of MSW separation, in
the existing MSWCS was 32.8%. In addition, barriers for proper MSW separation
(a=.90) and the following variables, which are poor understanding ofMSWCS (a=.78),
weak concern with proper MSW separation (a=.84), poor maintenance of municipal
solid waste collection point (a=.85), and difficulty ofMSWCS (a=.76), cause the ASSP
in SoAD. For the problem solution, the author designed a new MSWCS, which consists
of Recycling Station Approach, and religious incentive that is, Tamboon (making merits
in Thai) incentive. As a result, it could increase the mean CSSR to 88.7%, and the new
MSWCS could dramatically improve users' ASSP; moreover, the incentive could
encourage them to participate in proper MSW separation at the Recycling station. As a
conclusion, sustainable MSWCS must be designed to match with users' needs in the
local circumstances.
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. KMUTT Library.