Abstract:
This research aimed to study the people solid waste management in ANG THONG sub-district, KOH SAMUI district, SURAT THANI province and compare their behaviors by their personal and socio-economics factors. The samples used in this research were 361 peoples living in ANG THONG sub-district. Data were collected by questionnaire and were analyzed by descriptive method, arithmetic means comparing by Independent t-test and one way analysis of variance, ANOVA.
The findings revealed that their solid waste management behaviors were moderate level in two aspects, solid waste reduction and sorting aspects as well as was high level in solid waste litter aspect. Their solid waste management behaviors were statistically different by samples characteristics; ages; marital status; education; occupation; average monthly income; and living time period in community. As well as their management behaviors werenot statistically different by two samples characteristics; sex and living community.