A Study on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Household Waste Sorting for Recycling Under The Low Emission Support Scheme (LESS). Case Study: Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy

Abstract

This research is to assess the greenhouse gas reduction by the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy ‘officer and their family (CRMA’ household) to separated household waste for recycle with support The Low Emission Support Scheme (LESS), Recyclable Waste Management Sector. The research started from December 2019 to December 2020. The first step begin with the researcher announced this project to CRMA’ household to separated 11 household waste: 1. White paper 2. Cardboard 3. Wrapping packaging 4. Newspapers and journals 5. Clear plastic bottles such as drinking water bottles, Vegetable oil bottles 6. Polypropylene bottles such as milk bottles, yogurt bottles 7. Colored plastic bottles such as shampoo bottles, body cream 8. Clear glass bottles 9. Colored glass bottles 10. Aluminum cans and 11. Zinc cans. The CRMA’ household whose willing to participated in this project separated their waste at home then every the first Wednesday of every month bring these waste to weight, and the carbon dioxide equivalent were calculated by researcher.

 The results of this study showed that this project can reduced the greenhouse gas emission about 2,399.08 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (kgCO₂e) that calculate from 1,074.75 kilograms of CRMA’ household separated waste project in 1 year. The emission from transporting the sorted waste to recycle company approximated 64.681 kgCO₂e. Much in evidence, this project support The Low Emission Support Scheme (LESS), Recyclable Waste Management Sector can reduced greenhouse gas emissions that causing of global warming is not to generate waste, but able to return into the recycling process, and also the majority of waste in household and their ’s behavior.