Social-contextual influences on public participation in incentive programs of household waste separation

Ling, Maoliang; Xu, Lin; Xiang, Lu

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111914

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“…Aboelmaged [12] used partial least squares structural equation modeling to discover the significant determinants of waste recycling intentions among young consumers. Ling et al [5] applied a generalized linear mixed model to investigate attributes that encourage HWS and participation in incentivized waste separation programs. Jain et al [31] employed structural equation modeling to analyze the key determinants that lead to positive intentions toward waste recycling at the source.…”

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“…When there is HWS, recycling waste or adopting other sustainable practices can be quickly implemented. However, there is a lack of waste separation at the source in Mongolia that needs to be addressed [5,50]. In Mongolia, it is possible to cut the total solid waste disposed of at landfills by 30-40% if recyclable wastes are sorted and collected [4].…”

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“…Delgermaa and Matsumoto [4] argued that if wastes are presorted and collected, it is possible to cut the total solid waste disposed at landfills by 30-40% in Mongolia. Households are the foremost source of waste, and enhancing household waste separation (HWS) will reduce waste generation, improve municipal solid waste management systems, and mitigate adverse consequences [5][6][7]. HWS is necessary to lessen the challenges of sustainable waste management practices such as recycling or reusing [8].…”

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Household Waste Separation Intentions in Mongolia: Persuasive Communication Leads to Perceived Convenience and Behavioral Control

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This study contributes by developing a set of household waste separation (HWS) attributes to address waste mishandling and to enhance waste separation intentions in households. In Mongolia, a lack of waste separation at the household level needs to be addressed to improve municipal solid waste management systems. However, prior studies have not established attributes in a hierarchical structure, nor do they understand their cause-effect interrelationships. First, the fuzzy Delphi method (FDM) was used to screen out the unnecessary attributes in qualitative information. The fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (FDEMATEL) was then applied to understand the hierarchical structure of the attributes and their cause-effect interrelationships. The study identifies a valid set of attributes consisting of five aspects and 17 criteria under uncertainties. A hierarchical framework consisting of environmental attitudes, social norms, perceived behavioral control, perceived convenience, and persuasive communication is provided. The findings reveal that persuasive communication and environmental attitudes are causal group aspects. Furthermore, persuasive communication has a strong causal impact and higher importance in improving HWS intentions, and it leads to perceived convenience and behavioral control. For policymakers, credibility of information, knowledge and information, awareness of consequences, willingness to sort, and perceived policy effectiveness are the key causal criteria for enhancing HWS intentions. Theoretical and practical policy implications are discussed.

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“…Second, social factors refer to the social environment that people face when making behavioral decisions about waste separation, including social norm, neighbor networks, community leadership, etc. [20][21][22][23]. Most previous studies indicated that social factors positively influenced residents' WSB [21].…”

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The Impact of Penalty on Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

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2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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To alleviate the plight of municipal solid waste management, penalties were implemented in China. However, it is unclear how penalty affects residents' waste separation behavior. This study aims to analyze the impact of penalty on residents' waste separation behavior and the role of personal norms and trust in authorities. A theoretical model of the impact of penalty on residents' waste separation behavior was established based on deterrence theory and normative activation model. Using online survey data from 628 respondents in Zhengzhou, China, an empirical analysis was performed by employing the moderated mediation model. The results showed that residents' perceived penalty certainty and penalty severity positively influenced their waste separation behavior through the mediation effect of personal norm. Penalty certainty had a direct impact on waste separation behavior, whereas penalty severity had no direct impact on waste separation behavior. Trust in authorities positively moderated the mediation effect of personal norm. The higher the trust in authorities, the stronger mediating effect of personal norm. Some recommendations were proposed to improve residents' waste separation behavior under the mandatory policy. This paper presents a new perspective and theoretical guidelines for the local government to improve residents' waste separation behaviors in China and offers useful insights into waste separation management for other countries.

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“…A conventional principle would be that similar wrongdoings deserve the same moral judgment, regardless of the distance at which the decision is taken, but real reactions could differ (see, e.g., Burgoon et al, 2013). From a rational perspective, the distance at which the decision is taken per se should not influence agents' judgments and behaviors, but recent contributions based on a homo heuristicus perspective support that subtle and apparently unrelated factors can affect agents' perceptions and decisions (e.g., Gray et al, 2020; Ling et al, 2021).…”

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The effect of distance on the moral judgment of environmental wrongdoings

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Environment-related decisions can be taken in situ or remotely. We discuss theoretically why and how this seemingly irrelevant factor, that is, the distance between the place of decision and the place where it is applied, affects the moral judgment by external third parties. We mobilize the out-group bias and the construal level theory to predict that distant decisions will be judged more severely than close equivalent ones. Using an experimental survey, we test whether an identical decision regarding an environmental wrongdoing is judged differently when observers are informed that the decision has been taken in situ or remotely. The findings support that the distance between decision centers and application places matters. An increase in spatial distance leads to a more severe judgment of an otherwise identical decision. We draw implications for business environmental strategy and suggest the existence of a liability of distance in the moral domain.

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Social-contextual influences on public participation in incentive programs of household waste separation

Cited by 23 publications

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Household Waste Separation Intentions in Mongolia: Persuasive Communication Leads to Perceived Convenience and Behavioral Control

Household Waste Separation Intentions in Mongolia: Persuasive Communication Leads to Perceived Convenience and Behavioral Control

The Impact of Penalty on Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

The effect of distance on the moral judgment of environmental wrongdoings

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