Waste Management Model according to the BCG Economic Model with Community Participation of Ban Wang Than, Luang Nuea Sub-district, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

This qualitative research article aims to 1) investigate the context of waste management in Ban Wang Tan community; 2) develop waste management activities based on the BCG economic model with community participation; and 3) propose a model for waste management based on the BCG economic model with community participation in Ban Wang Tan, Luang Nuea Sub-district, Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai Province. This research is an action research study that utilizes qualitative research methods. Data are collected through interview and focus group discussion with 25 key informants, consisting of 15 community leaders, as well as 10 of government officials, private sectors, monks, business operators, and youths. Content analysis is used to analyze the data.

The findings reveal that 1) the community's waste management practices have adapted to changing circumstances within the community context. In the past, waste management followed traditional village practices. Currently, Luang Nuea Sub-district Municipality promotes household-level waste management by encouraging the separation of wet waste, recyclable waste, and hazardous pollutants. 2) The development of waste management activities based on the BCG economic model with community participation involves the following steps: 1) analyzing waste management issues in the community; 2) raising awareness through learning from model communities; 3) implementing waste management activities based on the BCG model, including composting, making plant pots from plastic bottles, bags from coffee sachets, and soap from coffee grounds; 4) summarizing and evaluating the activities; and 5) expanding the activities. 3) The model for waste management based on the BCG economic model with community participation includes waste management through learning and awareness-raising processes, waste management through community participation processes, and community-based waste management that aligns with the local context. The research article highlights that the BCG economic model for waste management emerges from the integration of learning processes and community-led waste management practices that are congruent with the community's context.