Recycling behaviour: Mapping knowledge domain through bibliometrics and text mining

Concari, Alessandro; Kok, Gerjo; Martens, Pim

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114160

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“…This study also contributes to the advancement of the research field on the identification of factors related to waste sorting behaviour. Recent bibliometric research suggests that the study of waste sorting behaviour is generating a growing literature (Concari et al, 2022a). Research on waste management focuses on different types of waste, sometimes grouped under the umbrella term 'recycling'.…”

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confidence: 99%

An integrative model exploring normative, situational, attitudinal and self-related determinants of household food waste separation intention and habit and intention to deposit waste at disposal centres / Modelo integrador para explorar los determinantes normativos, situacionales, actitudinales y relacionados con el yo de la intención y el hábito de separar residuos alimentarios en el hogar, y de la intención de depositar residuos en centros de gestión de residuos

Guichard,

Jouffre,

Bouquet

et al. 2024

PsyEcology: Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Faced with increasing waste production, authorities are seeking to encourage better household waste management and need to identify levers for change. We propose a model integrating the major determinants of pro-environmental behaviour assumed in prominent theoretical models. Based on meta-analytical evidence, we incorporated situational, normative, attitudinal and self-processes and tested this integrative model to predict intentions to perform two overlooked behaviours: food waste separation and deposit at waste disposal centres. To go beyond intention we also investigated habits to sort food waste. An online survey was administered to two samples ( Ntotal = 2,814) and data were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results showed a good fit of an integrative model ( CFIs > .917; TLIs > .910; RMSEAs < .043; SRMRs < .071). Waste management intentions and habits are directly predicted mainly by personal norms and perceived behavioural control. The latter is predicted by facilitating conditions and pro-environmental identity. Personal norms are predicted by social norms, pro-environmental identity and perceived behavioural control. Our results confirm the relevance of a model integrating situational, normative, attitudinal and self-processes to explain waste management intentions and provide a basis for the development of waste management interventions.

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An integrative model exploring normative, situational, attitudinal and self-related determinants of household food waste separation intention and habit and intention to deposit waste at disposal centres / Modelo integrador para explorar los determinantes normativos, situacionales, actitudinales y relacionados con el yo de la intención y el hábito de separar residuos alimentarios en el hogar, y de la intención de depositar residuos en centros de gestión de residuos

Guichard,

Jouffre,

Bouquet

et al. 2024

PsyEcology: Bilingual Journal of Environmental Psychology

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“…The mentioned meta-analysis and systematic literature reviews (Concari et al 2020 ; Concari et al 2022 ; Li et al 2019 ; Miafodzyeva and Brandt 2013 ) also show that goal constructs have never actually been fully and directly considered in the study of recycling behavior. First, it is worth recalling some theoretical frameworks focusing on goals.…”

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Investigating the Role of Goals and Motivation on Waste Separation Behavior Through the Lens of the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit

Concari

Kok

Martens

et al. 2023

Environmental Management

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Nowadays the prediction and change of waste-related behaviors represent a key topic for scholars and policy makers. The theoretical mainstays applied to waste separation behavior, such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the Norm Activation Model and the Value Belief Norm, do not include the construct of goal in their formulation. Other goal-focused theories, such as the Goal Systems Theory (GST), lack applications on separation behavior. Recently, Ajzen and Kruglanski (2019) have proposed the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit (TRGP) which combines TPB and GST. Considering TRGP has the potential to offer further insights on human behavior and, to our knowledge, there is no application of TRGP to recycling behavior yet, this paper analyses waste separation behavior of households in Maastricht and Zwolle (The Netherlands) under the lens of TRGP. Although waste separation behavior represents a kind of habitual behavior, this paper highlights the influence of goals and motivation on intention to separate waste. Furthermore, it offers some indications to promote behavior change and some suggestions for future research directions.

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“…The paper contributes to the literature on the relationship between education, and pro-environmental behavior in general and recycling in particular. A large literature explores the drivers of pro-environmental behavior including recycling (Jenkins et al 2003, Hage et al 2009, Evans et al 2013, Concari et al 2022, while increasing the share of waste that is recovered and recycled is an important policy goal to facilitate the transition to a circular economy (European Commission 2018, Tallentire and Steubing 2020). Existing evidence suggests a positive association between higher education and pro-environmental behavior (Videras et al 2012, Diederich and Goeschl 2017, Amore et al 2019, Ponce et al 2019, Hoffmann and Muttarak 2020, Stojanovski et al 2020, attitudes (Owen and Videras 2007, Torgler and Garcìa-Valiñas 2007, Eiswerth et al 2011, Franzen and Vogl 2013, perceptions of climate change (Deryugina 2013, Poortinga et al 2019, Douenne and Fabre 2020, Levi 2021, support for environmental policy (Harring et al 2020) and stated willingness to pay for ecosystem goods and services (MacKerron et al 2009).…”

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Does higher education affect pro-environmental behavior? Evidence from household waste recycling in Greece

Kountouris

Remoundou

2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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We examine the effect of higher education attainment on pro-environmental behavior focusing on household waste recycling. To address the endogeneity of higher education attainment, we exploit a set of reforms that increased opportunities for university studies in Greece, affecting cohorts graduating from highschool in year 2000. We leverage the exogenous variation introduced by the school enrollment age cutoff and estimate the local average treatment effect of higher education employing a fuzzy regression discontinuity design, comparing educational attainment, and recycling behavior between households that were just, and just not exposed to the reforms. We find little evidence that higher education increases the probability of recycling, and no evidence that the share of household waste recycled responds to higher educational attainment. Our results suggest that human capital accumulation alone may not deliver green behavior returns.

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Recycling behaviour: Mapping knowledge domain through bibliometrics and text mining

Cited by 28 publications

References 90 publications

Investigating the Role of Goals and Motivation on Waste Separation Behavior Through the Lens of the Theory of Reasoned Goal Pursuit

Does higher education affect pro-environmental behavior? Evidence from household waste recycling in Greece

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