Income Perspective on the Factors Influencing Households’ Recycling Intention: Implications From the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour

Abstract

Although few studies have attempted to explain residents’ waste handling behaviour from social and psychological perspective, yet, there is little understanding regarding the influence of households’ moral obligation, consequences awareness, and perceived lack of facilitating conditions on forming recycling intention. This study aims at investigating the key determinants of household recycling intention using the extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Data collected from 422 households in Kano metropolis were analysed using structural equation modelling to determine the influence of each predictor on the recycling intention. The results indicate that attitude, subjective norms, personal norm, consequences awareness and perceived lack of facilitating conditions significantly predict recycling intention, with attitude being the most significant predictor of households’ intention. Additional analysis on the effect of households’ income level on their recycling intention shows that income level moderates the relationships between attitude and recycling intention, personal norms—recycling intention, and perceived lack of facilitating conditions— recycling intention. The findings provide valuable suggestions for recycling policies that can focus on households’ intention formation by providing recycling facilities, encouraging participation through market-driven recycling programs, and promoting recycling awareness and education.

Intention to comply with solid waste management practices among households in Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia using the theory of planned behavior

“…The results of the present study also showed that attitude is the strong predictor towards solid waste management practice among the households in Butajira town. This is consistent with studies conducted in Kenya, Nigeria, Malaysia and China [9,22,26,27]. This might be due to those individuals who believed that solid waste management practice could lead a healthier life, prevent death related to poor waste management, prevent the risk of infection, promote the quality of the urban environment were more likely to have a favorable attitude and then more intended to solid waste management practice.…”

The influence of Socio-Psychological Factors on Residents’ Willingness to Practice Sustainable Waste Handling in Dammam City, Saudi Arabia

“…This means that, the higher the awareness of the benefit of waste sorting and recycling, the higher a household's level of willingness toward sustainable waste handling practices. Most of the respondents in this study responded that they were aware of the benefits of sorting waste and recycling it by indicating that recycling saves money and creates jobs [49]. This is reflected in the results of the t-test, which showed a significant difference in the mean score of government facilitators among low-and high-income households.…”

“…This finding is contrary to Wan et al (2014) [17], who revealed that positive attitudes and intention toward recycling tend to be low when there are no recycling facilities and/or local collections. The overall ANOVA test revealed significant differences among the three income groups, indicating that each income group in Dammam City has a particular 337 factor motivating their willingness to participate in waste sorting and recycling, as suggested by Khalil et al (2019).…”

“…This study used the theory of planned behavior (TPB), which is a conceptual framework that examines the factors influencing someone's behavior toward a particular issue [46][47][48]. The application of TPB in Saudi Arabia concerning the influences of psychological factors on waste handling in different income levels will fill a knowledge gap [30,31,[47][48][49]. It is considered a good city for this study because it is the capital of the Eastern area and the most populous in Saudi Arabia.…”

Urban Development and Waste Management Planning in Kabul New City, Afghanistan: a Case Study

“…However, the waste management in these cities offers lessons on effective strategies, technologies, and policies that could be relevant to the planning of KNC's MSW collection system. Additionally, Khalil et al (2019) offer useful recommendations for recycling policies that prioritize the creation of households' intentions. These proposals include the provision of recycling facilities, the encouragement of participation through market-driven recycling programs, and the promotion of recycling awareness and education.…”