Energy and Solid Waste Management Guidelines for Resorts in Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Abstract

This research aims to study the situation of alternative energy usage and solid waste, food waste, and sewage management. The scope of research area was Kanchanaburi province which is a tourist spot in the west of Thailand. The research started from the secondary data study which concern about energy management for Resorts from Association of Tourism Operators, Thai Tourism Promotion Association (TTPA.), the Association of Hotel Operators, and Kanchanaburi Provincial Administration Organization. After that, the questionnaire had been creating by used the data we review. The survey research was conducted on 80 resorts, and 48 resorts were responded. The result of the research showed that, 77.1% of resort in Kanchanaburi are facing of energy management problems; while 75.0% of them are facing of waste management problems. However, we found that the resorts around 20% had been using alternative energy. Moreover, the results from SWOT and Gap analysis, show that they had supported a good financial for alternative energy and waste management. However, the government should pursue a policy that strengthen the research and renewable energy technology for the resort.