Determining the drivers for householder pro-environmental behaviour: waste minimisation compared to recycling

Tonglet, Michele; Phillips, Paul S; Bates, Margaret P

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.02.001

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“…This finding is consistent with previous study such as study conducted by [38], which stated that the more easy to do recycle, the higher the influence to engage positive attitude. Other than that, [6] also discovered that attitude is the strongest predictor of intention in desired behaviour.…”

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Key Determinants of Waste Separation Intention among Students on Campus

Ayob

Sheau-Ting

2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. This study aims to identify the key determinants of waste separation intention among the students in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). As reported in World Bank Report, generation of global municipal solid waste are approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year, and it will increase approximately 2.2 billion tonnes per year by 2025. Similar trend in Malaysia which approximately eight million tonnes of municipal solid waste is produced daily. Upward trend of the solid waste generated is contributed by various forces including growth, increase of population, residents attitude and rapid urbanisation in the country. Considering the negative impacts from increase of waste generated in the country such as environmental degradation, separate the waste at its source can increase recycling rate and hence reduce waste generation. In the 11 th Malaysia Plan, the government has urged the nation to actively practice waste separation. Understanding the determinants influencing waste separation behaviour can lead to effective waste reduction among the targeted group. This study adopted the Theory of Planned Behaviour as the fundamental framework. The key determinants of waste separation behaviour are attitude, subjectives norm, and perceived behavioural control. An elicitation survey has been conducted to explore the students's beliefs relative to the waste separation behaviour. The empirical data collected were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) assisted by SmartPLS software. The result shows that only determinants are significant towards intention which are attitude and Perceived Behavioural Control while Subjective Norm is not. The results of the study is significance to the organisation as identification of the determinants that influence waste separation intention contributes to a more focused waste separation programme that allign to Malaysia's objective towards a sustainable developing country.

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Key Determinants of Waste Separation Intention among Students on Campus

Ayob

Sheau-Ting

2016

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“…In contrast, Chan [73], Knussen et al [78], Tonglet et al [53], and Hage et al [26] report that social pressure has no significant correlation to recycling. These studies suggest that social norms may operate at an early stage of a recycling scheme, but when this recycling scheme is wellestablished people have already had time to develop strong attitudes (positive or negative) and they are not influenced by external social pressure.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…However, the role of past behaviour in the prediction of intentions is continuing to attract researchers. Barr et al [22] found past behaviour to be very important toward current intentions, while according to Tonglet et al [53] previous experience lowers the perception of effort. In an early study by Knussen et al [78], past behaviour was a significant predictor of both intention to recycle and actual behaviour, but this correlation was not found in their later work [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The majority of studies included in our analysis that examine this variable conclude that environmental concern has a correlation with recycling behaviour [7, 20-22, 24, 28, 29, 31, 33, 38, 44, 48, 52, 55, 67, 71, 75, 76]. However, some studies report no significant relationship or a very weak relationship between this variable and recycling behaviour [4,10,36,37,39,53,62]. The former group of researchers argue that those individuals with more positive general environmental values and attitudes are more likely to express a higher level of recycling behaviour.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have linked recycling behaviour to the variable of effort as an external facilitator. In our analysis, 8 studies included the variable of personal effort and seven of these reported some dependence between effort and recycling behaviour [4,38,48,53,75,76,88]. The authors pointed out that householders may not recycle due to the sheer effort required to overcome high personal barriers.…”

Section: Socio-psychological Group Of Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recycling Behaviour Among Householders: Synthesizing Determinants Via a Meta-analysis

Miafodzyeva

Brandt

2012

Waste Biomass Valor

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PostprintThis is the accepted version of a paper published in Waste and Biomass Valorization. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination. Abstract A meta-analysis was made of results from previous studies on different variables influencing and determining the recycling behaviour of householders. These studies were conducted by researchers working in various fields in a number of different countries and are published in diverse journals. We evaluated trends in research outputs in the period 1990-2010, during which the provision of recycling facilities to householders has greatly expanded and requirements have become more extensive and often more complex. Variables affecting the recycling behaviour of householders were classified into four theoretical groups: socio-psychological, technical-organisational, individual socio-demographic and study-specific. These groups (clusters) were identified in a meta-analysis of 63 empirical studies culled from published research. The strongest predictors of householders' recycling behaviour were identified as being convenience, moral norms, information and environmental concern. The theoretical framework developed can be used to formulate questionnaires and in data analysis.

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Attributes of packaging and influences on waste

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An important area of focus for the reduction of domestic waste is packaging and food packaging specifically. At some point in the life of packaging in the consumers' home, the packaging goes through a transition from something of use, of value and of worth to the consumer to something that is no longer any of these. Being able to indentify attributes of packaging that might have an impact on this transitional point to change the use or value so that the packaging is re-used, recycled or composted rather than being landfilled is very important in successfully diverting packaging waste from landfill.This research aimed to conduct a variety of tests to indentify attributes of packaging that have an influence on the eventual waste route and to determine what that influence was. The research included an extensive literature study looking at consumer test methods, current waste and packaging waste studies, and packaging design literature. This was followed by a series of four tests: 'bin raids', 'digital diary', 'visual survey' and 'ethnography'. These tests were designed to determine how consumers would treat specific examples of packaging in an end-of-life scenario and what influences those decisions.

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Determining the drivers for householder pro-environmental behaviour: waste minimisation compared to recycling

Cited by 337 publications

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Key Determinants of Waste Separation Intention among Students on Campus

Key Determinants of Waste Separation Intention among Students on Campus

Recycling Behaviour Among Householders: Synthesizing Determinants Via a Meta-analysis

Attributes of packaging and influences on waste

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