Complementarity vs substitutability in waste management behaviors

Recycling and Waste Generation: An Estimate of the Source Reduction Effect of Recycling Programs

“…Our data are not suitable to identify these drivers and quantify their specific impact. This notwithstanding, the key role played by curbside collection programs in generating the previous results disproves the idea of a "multi-tasking effect" triggering substitutability between recycling and source reduction, as already pointed out by D'Amato et al (2016).…”

“…As regards to the motivational drivers behind the observed relations, it is worth pointing out that a significant role in waste reduction behavior seems to be played by intrinsic motivations (Cecere et al, 2014;D'Amato et al, 2016;Gilli et al, 2018), environmental values in particular (D'Amato et al, 2016); and recycling behavior seems to be related to warm-glow (Halvorsen, 2008;Kinnaman, 2006), social norms (Abbott et al, 2013;Brekke et al, 2010;Halvorsen, 2008) and moral norms (Brekke et al, 2003). Our data are not suitable to identify these drivers and quantify their specific impact.…”

“…To sum up, the results summarized in Table 2 point out that a 10% increase in recycling rate tends to produce a reduction of solid urban waste per capita of about 1.7-2%. 23 Even though our data do not allow us to clarify the motivations behind this result, it seems to support the complementarity between recycling and waste reduction pointed out by D'Amato et al (2016). In fact, as pointed out by these authors, two opposite forces may shape the relation between recycling and waste reduction: on the one hand, by increasing environmental concerns, recycling policies reduce waste generation; on the other hand, "they may have negative effects due to a sort of multi-tasking effect (à la Holmström and Milgrom, 1991), so that the individual devotes less effort to waste reduction in response to incentives aimed at increasing recycling efforts."…”

“…By monitoring households behavior over a 16-week period, Tonglet et al (2004) conclude that waste reduction and recycling identify different dimensions of waste management and show that waste reduction behavior is not correlated with recycling intentions and attitudes. D'Amato et al (2016) put forward a theoretical model which considers intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to recycling and waste reduction, and allows for complementarity/substitutability relations between recycling and waste minimization. 3 By estimating a structural equation model based on survey data reporting individual opinions and stated behaviors on a wide range of environment-related activities, the authors find that recycling and waste reduction reveal a complementarity relation and they affect each other.…”

The Development of Theoretical Framework for the Behavioral Management of Used Dry Batteries in a Household

“…The second one is external factor, which are receiving the information factor (Chaipaitoon, 2005); category of information (Chaipaitoon, 2005) and sources of information (Barr, 2007), experience (Biswas, Licata, McKee, Pullig & Daughtridge, 2000;Tonglet, Phillips &Bates, 2004 andBarr, 2007) and reinforcement (Hines, Hungerford & Tomera, 7891;Biswas, Licata, McKee, Pullig & Daughtridge, 2000;Barr, 2007;Hou, Al-Tabbaa, Chen & Mamic, 2014 and D'Amato, Mancinelli & Zoli, 2016).…”