Roles of Thai local administration organization in solid waste management

Abstract

Roles of Thai Local Autonomy and Solid Waste Management. The methodology used in the research was qualitative method. Data collection was from relative documentaries and selected deep interviewed from 19 administrators and local leaders. The research aimed to, Firstly, study management of community solid waste among winners of Community Solid Waste Prize "Changward Sa-ard" 2561-2562, that were of Lopburi, Loei, and Lamphum. Secondly, study of problems and struggles in solid waste management, and thirdly, deserving of people empower and participation of solid waste management in Thailand, Japan, and Taiwan in comparison. Methodology used in the research was qualitative methods. Data collecting was drowned from documentary papers and interviewed of those executives and administrators of local autonomies whose responsible to administrative areas such as District and Province also Tambol, Village. Findings shown that, Firstly, in provincial level, all rewarded provinces, the management were under the public policy controlled by Ministry of Interior, Department of Provincial Administration, and Department of Local Administration. The whole success laid on hands of Provincial Governors and local administrative officers. In lower level the success was laid on the integration of both administrative officers from central and local included people participation in the areas. Secondly, the important problems and struggle of the management were those communities lagging of understanding on attitude of the projects and lagging of understanding of laws and regulations. Thirdly, Japan and Taiwan managements pay attentions on enhancing attitudes of the communities in term of participation and people empowerment and using of digital platform and application "Taiwan Gabage Service" and also introducing attitude of public mind.