College students’ municipal solid waste source separation behavior and its influential factors: A case study in Beijing, China

Zhang, Hua; Liu, Jiong; Wen, Zongguo; Chen, Yi-Xi

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.224

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“…The results of this meta-analysis found a correlation (r) of 0.30 for subjective norm, which indicates that it is a moderately influencing factor in the participation of household waste sorting in developing countries. The result is in line with research that suggests that social influences are an influential part of the development of sustained participation in household waste sorting [31,92].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Each included study used self-reporting questionnaires to collect data. Thirty-three of the included studies were based on actual participation in household waste sorting [28,31, while six were based on intentions to participate in it [25,[67][68][69][70][71]. All of the included studies were conducted in cities and based on households as samples except for five.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ifegbesan [47] surveyed school students. Ramayah, et al [58] and Zhang, et al [31] conducted a survey on students at university campus. Lastly, Tatlonghari and Jamias [60] conducted their survey on households in a village.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social surveys conducted in higher education institutes in developing countries found that sixty percent of surveyed students in Bolivia participate in waste sorting by sorting up to half of their household waste, even though recycling rates are generally low [30]. Whereas, roughly half of the students who participated in a survey in China claimed to sort their waste despite much higher participation rates among their parents (around one in three) [31].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Household Waste Sorting Participation in Developing Countries—A Meta-Analysis

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Given the increasing efforts at improving waste management in developing countries, this study aimed to analyze factors that influence participation in household waste sorting. It thereby is the first review that extends the published literature on this topic. A meta-analysis was conducted that analyzed twelve influencing factors. A moderate correlation was found for the most strongly influential factors—attitude, moral norm, subjective norm and perceived behavior control—which indicates that people’s perception of waste sorting is most influencing in prompting participation in household waste sorting in developing countries. The results of this meta-analysis indicate that knowledge, situational factors, such as physical conditions, and governmental incentives can influence participation in household waste sorting in developing countries but the relationship between those factors and other factors with high correlations should be studied further. Notably, socio-demographic factors have the weakest influence on the participation in waste sorting in developing countries despite a large body of research on such factors. It can be constructive to take the relationship across the identified factors and the participation in waste sorting into consideration when aiming to implement measures to increase the participation in waste management schemes through waste sorting. The outcome of this study may contribute to recommendations and policy suggestions regarding the promotion of sustainable waste management through household waste sorting in developing countries.

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Section: Subjective Normsupporting

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Household Waste Sorting Participation in Developing Countries—A Meta-Analysis

2020

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“…Some studies in China found that authority's participation is very important for improving people's perception of a waste separation program (Zhang, Liu, Wen, & Chen, 2017). In a similar situation, Elsaid and Aghezzaf (2015) also highlighted that without authorities' strong support and commitment, it is hard to implement such a concept due to the lack resources, enforcement and effective control mechanism.…”

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confidence: 99%