CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Chivakidakarn, Yanin |
|---|---|
| Title | Source Separation Scheme in Tree Thai Cities - Comparison of achievement |
| Summary | Conventional MSWM in the Southern urban cities is gradually moving upward the hierarchy of solid waste management as their disposal capacity diminishes and it becomes dauntingly difficult to locate new disposal site. In Thailand, many municipalities have initiated a source separation scheme as part of their waste management strategy to promote waste reduction. However, the success of the intervention depends on various factors, some internal and others external. This study has compared the schemes in three Thai municipalities, Chiang Mai City Municipality (CMCM), Phitsanulok City Municipality (PCM), and Rayong City Municipality (RCM) to understand the drivers and barriers in the promotion of source separation. It further examines the municipal solid waste systems - and the source separation campaigns in the three cases and evaluates the program outcomes in terms of waste to ladfill and level of household participation in source separation in both traditional (customary) and organized modes. The results show the obvious roles of (a) external aid from waste policy specialists, (b) visible infrastructure provided to support material separated, and (c) the level of cooperation between the public and private recycling sector in the source separation program. The case where these elements are present, such as RCM, tends to perform better, gaining more cooperation from households. However, some challenges remain including discovering waste technology that is more appropriate but less cost-intensive, dealing with household hazardous waste separation, and overcoming Thai unconsolidated socio-political environment. |
| Supervisor | Manomaivibool, Panate |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/chivakidakarn_yanin.pdf |
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