Guidelines for Solid Waste Management at a Five-Star Hotel in Phuket Province

Abstract

     This research is a Survey Research. The purpose of this research is to: 1. To study the quantity and composition of waste in five-star hotels. 2. To study the waste management system in five-star hotels. 3. To study the appropriate waste management guidelines in five-star hotels. The population and sample consisted of 1 hotel manager, 1 personnel manager, 1 technical department manager, 1 housekeeping department manager, and 6 other department managers in the hotel and external interviews with 1 environmental expert and 1 university lecturer. With qualifications that meet the specified conditions. Data collection using in-depth interviews and semi-structured interviews it consists of questions from a study of document data as a tool for data collection and uses a specific method of selecting key informants (Purposive Sampling) for appropriateness in providing information in the organization and a focus group (Fucus group) using 10 representatives from various departments. Analysis of the amount of solid waste is the amount that occurs from different sections of the hotel by weighing the solid waste and finding the rate of solid waste generation of different sections. Analysis of the composition of solid waste takes the sample of solid waste that is randomly divided into 4 parts (Quartering Sampling) according to the sampling steps. Analysis of data on solid waste management guidelines (qualitative data) Data analysis involves collecting data from in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, studying and analyzing them using the content analysis process, and synthesizing data to answer research questions.
     The study found that a five-star hotel in Phuket produces an average of 273.81 kilograms of waste per day, with general waste being the most significant component. The waste can be categorized into four types: general waste (39.74%), organic waste (38.73%), recyclable waste (21.04%), and hazardous waste (0.49%). The hotel's waste management system employs the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) principle.