Household Waste Analysis During the Situation of COVID-19 in Thailand

Abstract

 During the situation of COVID-19 since 2020, people's lifestyles have changed for example the way to buy the product, the way to have a meal and personal self-protection. These changes lead to increased E-commerce value of retail business growth 81% from 2019 and food delivery order increase 78-84% from 2019 and expected to reach 120 million orders in 2021. The changes are not only creating value in the supply chain but also generate a big amount of waste. Therefore, it is vital to analyze the change of customer behavior during this situation which is related to the household waste and to provide the household waste reduction. The research found that the household waste during the situation has been increased in terms of overall plastic waste which come from E-commerce order and food delivery order and hazardous waste such as infectious waste also spike up as the people have to protect their health. Then the research provides the suggestion to reduce waste which the government and private sector try to promote the campaign for reducing waste and also review the practice of other countries.