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.