Economic incentive and social influence to overcome household waste separation dilemma: A field intervention study

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 522-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Xu ◽  
Maoliang Ling ◽  
Yiling Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Influence ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Waste Separation

Individuals' waste separation practice in a relationship with social bonds: a case study of Hanoi, Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Kim Nhung Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Bonds ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Waste Separation

PurposeThe paper aims to ascertain whether residents in Nguyen Du ward still sort their waste at source following the end of the 3R project that ended in 2009. Additionally, this paper aims to explore the relationship between waste separation practices and social bonds.Design/methodology/approachThe Travis Hirschi theory of social control was applied, together with the mixed method research design which included a structured questionnaire survey. Twelve semi-structured interviews were also conducted with residents and the data processed by SPSS software, using Chi-Square test, Independent-Samples t-test and Pearson's correlation analysis.FindingsA proportion of respondents has continued practicing waste separation since the 3R project ended. The study also indicated that the greater the involvement in family and neighborhood activities the more the participants were likely to practice waste separation.Research limitations/implicationsThe small sample size limits the extent to which the most influential factors can be determined and therefore the degree to which the findings can be generalized.Practical implicationsThe study includes implications for rerunning the waste separation programs for households as together with community campaigns to improve individuals' attachment and commitment and thus their participation in pro-environmental behaviors.Originality/valueTo the author’s knowledge, this is the first study to take a sociological approach to investigate factors affecting household waste separation, which has attracted little attention in previous studies. Useful information is also provided to local authorities for a policy-making process to implement effective domestic waste policies.

scholarly journals Investigating the Status of Citizen Participation in Urban Waste Separation from Origin and Barriers to Performing it from Their Perspective (Case Study: city of Babol)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Hassan Hosseini ◽  
Ali Asghar Ebrahimi ◽  
Arefeh Dehghani Tafti ◽  
Mohammad Ali Morowati Sharifabad
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
The Status ◽  
Waste Segregation ◽  
Waste Separation

Introduction: The best way to recycle municipal waste is when the material is separated at home by the manufacturers themselves. Achieving this goal requires the participation and cooperation of all citizens and providing the necessary infrastructure in the field of waste segregation. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the status of citizens' participation in the separation of urban waste from the source and the obstacles to their implementation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 on 476 households in the city of Babol which were randomly selected as clusters.The information was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire in the form of 21 specific and general questions. For data analysis, t-test, analysis of variance and logistic regression with 0.95 confidence level were used. Results: Of the total households involved in the waste segregation scheme, 27.5% were frequently involved and 15.3% were sometimes involved.  91.8% of households were aware of waste separation and 8.2% were unaware of the issue of segregation.A significant proportion of urban households said that lack of patience (61.3%) and sufficient space to separate household waste (59.5%) prevented segregation, and from the point of view of municipal-related factors, non-delivery of dry waste on holidays (94.7%) , The low number of barracks (95.8%) and the lack of continuous training (95%) were reported as obstacles. Conclusion: Major urban households reported poor municipal performance, facilities, and planning, as well as lack of patience and adequate space as barriers to separation. Planning for urban waste management is essential. .In order not to waste a country's natural resources and reduce the productive waste of citizens, it is necessary to motivate people and provide public education to citizens.

scholarly journals What Affects Chinese Households’ Behavior in Sorting Solid Waste? A Case Study from Shanghai, Shenyang, and Chengdu

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanmin He ◽  
Hideki Kitagawa ◽  
YeeKeong Choy ◽  
Xin Kou ◽  
Peii Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Choice Model ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Charge System ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmentally Conscious ◽  
Voluntary Behavior ◽  
Waste Separation ◽  
Item Scale

The main aim of this study was to examine residents’ environmental behavior in sorting solid household waste, and to identify the integrative factors that contribute to their waste-separation cooperation and other related pro-environmental behaviors. This was achieved based on a questionnaire survey in Shenyang, Chengdu, and Shanghai. Methodologically, we applied a discrete choice model to examine whether individuals’ garbage sorting behaviors differ based on their characteristics, social attributes, residential circumstances, and environmental awareness, and whether these factors are correlated with individuals’ receptiveness to a refuse charge system, or to policies requiring garbage sorting. We further examined whether individuals’ garbage sorting behavior, their receptiveness to fee-based waste collection, and their receptiveness to policies requiring garbage sorting differ across areas. In this particular survey, we introduced a 16 item scale of pro-environmental behavior and a nine item scale of altruism to ascertain the ways in which internal motivational factors affect people’s environmentally conscious voluntary behavior. Overall, the present work is expected to contribute to an important understanding of the motivational forces and incentives behind human pro-environmental behavior and action. It also brings relevance to the analysis of moral solidarity in relation to the household waste disposal problems currently confronting us today.

Understanding household waste separation in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Blaise Issock Issock ◽  
Mornay Roberts-Lombard ◽  
Mercy Mpinganjira
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interpersonal Behaviour ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Relationships ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Waste Separation ◽  
Focus Theory

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to examine the motives behind the separation of household waste (or the lack of such separation) on the basis of the theory of interpersonal behaviour. The aim of this paper is to broaden and deepen the understanding of key determinants of household waste separation (or the lack of such separation). This study proposes a conceptual model based on the theory of interpersonal behaviour in combination with the focus theory of normative conduct.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative method was applied to investigate the views of 350 heads of households in the Johannesburg metropolitan area through an administered questionnaire. Structural equation modelling was employed to test the hypothesised structural relationships in the proposed model.FindingsThe results indicate that household waste separation intention is influenced by cognition of the consequences and by injunctive and personal normative pressures. Separation intention and past habits were found to have a direct influence on actual separation behaviour.Originality/valueWhile the theory of planned behaviour is ubiquitous in the recycling literature, this study presents a different, broader framework for a better understanding of the drivers of household waste separation. This is achieved by applying the theory of interpersonal behaviour in combination with the focus theory of normative conduct. The findings provide insights that could help municipalities in emerging markets to promote household waste separation for better management of the environment.

Application of theory of planned behaviour to households’ source separation behaviour in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 704-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdiyah Alhassan ◽  
Felix Ankomah Asante ◽  
Martin Oteng-Ababio ◽  
Simon Bawakyillenuo
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behaviour ◽  
Source Separation ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Planned Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Waste Separation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors that encourage households’ source separation behaviour in Accra and Tamale Metropolises in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional design, 855 households of Ghana were interviewed based on the theoretical framework of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The ordered probit regression model was employed to examine the factors that influence households’ source separation intention. Findings The results indicated that educational attainment of head of household, total income of household, occupation type of household head, information, past experience with source separation, inconvenience in terms of time, space and availability of formal source separation scheme, attitude, subjective norm and the location of the respondents significantly predicted households’ solid waste separation intentions. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design does not determine causality but an association. Thus, future studies should examine actual household waste separation behaviour by using the experimental design to test the TPB model. Practical implications To promote solid waste separation at source, the public should be educated and provided with solid waste separation schemes that are efficient and compatible with households’ preference. Originality/value This study was partly motivated by the fact that despite the benefits associated with source separation, little attention has been given to formal source separation in Ghana. Moreover, there are limited studies on source separation behaviour in Ghana using the TPB as the theoretical framework.

scholarly journals Waste Separation Intention of China’s Urban Residents and its Influencing Factors

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Waste Separation

<p>Urban household waste causes serious pollution of the urban ecological environment. Waste separation and processing is an effective approach to reduce the ecological environment damage caused by household waste. From the perspective of the source of urban household waste separation, this paper investigates the influencing factors of the willingness of urban residents to separate household waste based on the theory of planned behavior. Through regression analysis, it was found that: Firstly, waste separation attitude, waste separation cognition, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and situational factors have significant positive impacts on the willingness of urban residents to separate waste, and the degrees of these impacts show a decreasing order; Secondly, the willingness to separate waste has a significant positive impact on the implementation of urban residents’ actions to separate waste.</p>

scholarly journals Households Inclination in Waste Separation Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Azilah M. Akil ◽  
Foziah J. ◽  
C.S Ho
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Waste Separation ◽  
Open Access Article ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

This paper examines the effect of socio-economic factors on recycling practices among households in Malaysia. Questionnaires were administered to 600 households in the newly emerging conurbation of Iskandar Malaysia Region. The results indicate that socio-economic variables have a significant effect on recycling activities. The results suggest that older people are more inclined to separate the households waste. The younger generation cited lack of time as the main reason for not recycling. The paper recommends several options to suit different households need to improve waste separation program. These include providing adequate infrastructures and raising environmental knowledge and values.Keywords: household; waste separation; recycling behaviour; Iskandar Malaysia2398-4279 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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