The purpose of this study is to explore and compare the community members’ attitudes towards community participation in solid waste management. The participants in this research were 400 people in 3 communities in Khaoroopchang Municipality. The research instrument was a set of 5-point rating scale questionnaires, enquiring about the community members’ attitudes towards the community’s solid waste management. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and LSD pairwise comparison. The results revealed that the community members’ attitudes towards the participatory solid waste management were at a high level. The results also showed that people who had different ages, education, occupations, residences, and family incomes had different attitudes towards waste management. This research outcome serves as a guideline for community leaders in changing the behavior of each household in the community in terms of waste sorting, career enhancement, and increasing income in the community in order to be good role models and local philosophers for sustainable development.

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