Abstract:
This research aimed to study 1) the community participatory solid waste management of Yaicha community, Samphran district, Nakhonpathom province. 2) to develop the participatory solid waste management Yaicha community, Samphran district, Nakhonpathom province. 3) to propose the participatory solid waste management model of Yaicha community, Samphran district, Nakhonpathom province. The research was used participation action research and further data were collected by the questionnaire with 16 keys preferment in-depth interviews and 10 experts for focus group discussions. Data were analyzed by the Triangulation technique.
The research results were as follows;
1. Regarding the participatory solid waste management of the Yaicha community, the urban development of and the increasing number of populations within Yaicha community cause a larger amount of solid waste. This has negative impacts on environment, living conditions as well as quality of life. The Yaicha Sub-district Administrative Organization, therefore, has brought the 3Rs concept to manage solid waste by promoting waste sorting at the household and driving the awareness of doing as such.
2. With regards to the development of the participatory solid waste management model of Yaicha community, with collaboration of The Yaicha Sub-district Administrative Organization, Local Environment Volunteer and Youth of Volunteer Spirit, this research used the workshop Promotion of the household solid waste management model in situ, and applied the 7Rs principle as a model to stimulate participatory solid waste management. It can be concluded from the workshop that 1) Rethink: encouraging people to reconsider protecting natural resources and environment, which is correlated with Mettâmanokamma (mental loving kindness), 2) Reduce: the understanding of reliance between the community and the environment, such as using the food container, rather than plastic bag, which is correlated with Sàdhàranabhogi (to share any lawful gains with virtuous fellows), 3) Reuse: directing and constituting new behavior by setting an agreement within a community, such as everyone agrees on reusing a plastic bag as a garbage bag within a household, which is correlated with Sãlasàmannatà (to keep without blemish the rules of conduct along with ones fellows, openly and in private), 4) Recycle: the understanding of reliance between the community and the environment, such as an old car tire can be recycled as a tree pot which is correlated with Sàdhàranabhogi, 5) Repair: directing and constituting new behavior by setting an agreement within a community, such as in stead of building a new monk toilet, the community should agree on repairing it, which is correlated with Sãlasàmannatà (to keep without blemish the rules of conduct along with ones fellows, openly and in private), 6) Reject: denying all behaviors that could pollute the environment, such as rejecting using a chemical fertilizer, which is correlated with Ditthisàmannatà: to be endowed with right views along with ones fellows, openly and in private, 7) Return: the understanding of reliance between the community and the environment, such as refraining from throwing waste into the river from where water is consumed and used within a community, which is correlated with Mettàkàyakamma (to be amiable in deed, openly and in private).
3. The model of solid waste management with Yaicha community participation is suggested as PIN Model composing of Participation (P) from the within and outside the community in managing solid waste, Idols (I) referring the model of solid waste management at the household which skills could be transferred to the community and Network (N), referring to building a collaboration for managing solid waste.