Cost of Waste Management: a case study of Thawiwattana District Office, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to study and analyze cost of waste management in Thawiwattana district office, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, (2) to study income by comparing the revenue and the cost of waste management in Thawiwattana district office, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, (3) to analyze and determine the fees of waste management in Thawiwattana district office, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, which was appropriate and reflected the real cost and fairness for the people. Research methodology of quality research was conducted by collecting financial information from fiscal year 2555 to 2559, via interviewing 9 Finance and Accounting Officers in order to calculate the break – even point. Research findings revealed that: (1) Thawiwattana District had cost of waste management approximately 114,548,448.11 THB per year. This amount could divide into types of cost which were fixed cost of 5,858,497.37 THB per month and variable cost of 1,244.63 THB per ton, (2) revenue from the waste management service was 4,375,616 THB per year which accounted only 3.82% of total costs from number (1), mainly from household which accounted for 64.87%, and (3) break – even point fee for waste management service should have been 3,222.18 THB per ton. In order to cover all the costs in collecting waste, we could calculate the amount that household should pay for the service to be 225.55 THB per one house per month or 2,706.60 THB per house per annum.