Social Capital and Community-Based Solid Waste Management With Community Participation In Baan Pakyang, Namkam Subdistrict, Tha Li District, Loei Province

Abstract

The academic article on social capital and community-based waste management in Ban Pakyang, Nam Kam Subdistrict, Tha Li District, Loei Province aims to study the involvement of social capital in community-based waste management. It found that community members cooperate, empathize, support each other, trust each other,
reciprocate, and have solidarity. They trust each other to handle personal belongings and money, have community benefits, and a good economy. They are satisfied with their current lives, economic development, additional income, cleanliness, and pride in being Thai and living in Ban Pakyang, Nam Kam Subdistrict, Loei Province. Community
involvement in appropriate solid waste management found that community members have knowledge and understanding of waste disposal and separation, such as household waste disposal, waste collection trucks, sorting, and self-incineration. Community
members have participated in activities and gained experience in managing solid waste through community involvement or Community Based Solid Waste Management (CBM) as a mixed waste management process aimed at reducing waste and costs.