Social innovation in managing and adding value of community waste to support tourism in Buriram Province

Abstract

The research study on Social innovation in managing and adding value of community waste to support tourism in Buriram Province, In this research aimed to study community waste management and related legal measures, study the value added of community waste to support tourism. By using qualitative research include with Document Research and Comparative Law Method, In-Depth Interview, Focus group. The research result found that although Thailand has many laws related to waste management such as Public Health Act B.E. 2535, Cleanliness and Orderliness Act, B.E. 2535, National Environmental Quality Promotion and Conservation Act, B.E. 2535,  Municipality Act,  Subdistrict Council and Subdistrict Administrative Organization Act. But that law focuses on waste management at its destination. Therefore, it has the characteristics of defining the duty to the state and local government solely on waste management from collecting, transporting and disposing of waste. But there is no law that clearly defines the duty for people to separate waste from the source as in other countries. Despite the Ministerial Regulation on General Solid Waste Management, B.E. 2560, Article 5, which requires the solid waste builder to separate the solid waste and empowers the local government to issue local regulations for solid waste separation. But found that most localities have not yet issued local regulations on solid waste separation under the law. Therefore, it results in no waste sorting at the source until there is residual waste in communities and tourist sites, especially helping various tourism countries. Therefore, this research proposes a legal approach to community waste management. By requiring the locality to issue legal measures to encourage households and business establishments in various tourist attractions to sort waste before disposing by type and create incentives for waste separation by reducing community waste collection fees. However, if there do not comply, there must be penalties. In addition, there must be a measure to promote at the same time by means of disseminating the public to know the value of each type of waste, when sorted, can be sold at a price. or promoting recycling and reuse in various ways.