Excessive amounts of waste exist in the Khlong Toei slum causing health and environmental problems for the local residents. Our goal was to propose a sustainable waste management strategy for the Khlong Toei slum. Through interviews and physical inspections we found that problems with waste management stemmed from the municipality’s inconsistency in collecting and the residents’ habits of open dumping of waste. Recommendations included implementing a communal dumping system and educating local children about proper waste disposal methods.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Weisgerber, Briana Stashik
• McGlashan, Kelsey B
• Glynn, Collin S

Subject

• Learning
• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030614-124215

Keyword

• Public health
• Refuse and refuse disposal

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Insin, Aj. Numpon
• Pollice, Gary F.

Year

• 2014

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Duang Prateep Foundation

Date created

• 2014-03-06

Location

• Bangkok

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright