The influence of environmental attitudes and perceived effectiveness on recycling, reducing, and reusing packaging materials in Spain

Escario, José‐Julián; Rodríguez-Sánchez, Carla; Casaló, Luis V.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2020.05.043

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“…Previous studies on MHW separation mainly focused on the principal factors affecting MHW separation and participation behavior, which provided support for decision makers/stakeholders to choose the best scheme. The key factors affecting the behavior of MHW separation and participation include internal factors such as attitude and knowledge (i.e., behavior attitude, environmental awareness, recycling and separation knowledge) [15][16][17][18][19][20][21], external factors such as social ties (i.e., families, friends, and neighborhoods) [5,[22][23][24][25][26], facility convenience (i.e., separation facilities, distance to recycling, time costs, facilities) [2,27], economic and policy incentives (i.e., regulations, laws, economic profits, government subsidies) [2,[28][29][30][31], technology (i.e., digital technology, bio-energy technology) [32,33], publicity and education [34], and individual social digital factors (i.e., gender, age, income, educational level, etc.) [35,36].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study has some limitations, which are determined by the basic nature of the evolutionary game. Firstly, there may be some uncertain problems in the process of implementing the differential charging, punishment, and subsidy mechanisms, involving further influencing factors, such as socio-culture [26,53], law and institution [2,30], technology [33], environmental awareness [34], etc. It is very difficult for the government to elaborate on each treatment fee, fine or subsidy because of the limited time and energy.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evolutionary Game Analysis on Behavioral Strategies of Government and Residents in Municipal Household Waste Separation

Zhang

Jian-hua

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Sustainability

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Municipal household waste (MHW) separation is a fundamental way to achieve waste reduction and a recycling economy. This study takes the positions of government and residents in MHW separation as the research object, and aims to explore the change process and influencing factors of their decision-making behavior, which is of great significance to attract residents to participate in MHW separation and establish an effective MHW separation mechanism to solve MHW pollution. This paper firstly establishes an evolutionary game model between government and residents in MHW separation; secondly, the payoff matrix of the system is determined, and the replication dynamic equations under different constraints are calculated to obtain the evolutionary stability strategy of the system, and the stability conditions are analyzed; Finally, through numerical simulation, the decision-making behavior of MHW separation and its influencing factors are studied, and the rationality of the model is verified. The results show that: (1) In the process of MHW separation, residents often choose not to separate without government regulation; (2) Environmental fee rates and government effort have great impacts on residents’ decision-making behavior; (3) The increase of penalty intensity can significantly drive residents to separate MHW; (4) The sensitivity of residents’ behavior decision to subsidy coefficient is the lowest among all the variables, and the incentive effect of increasing subsidy coefficient is not obvious. The research results can not only provide theoretical guidance for policy makers to develop waste management policies, but also provide valuable insights for local communities to guide residents’ MHW separation behavior.

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Section: Limitation and Future Workmentioning

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Evolutionary Game Analysis on Behavioral Strategies of Government and Residents in Municipal Household Waste Separation

Zhang

Jian-hua

et al. 2021

Sustainability

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“…Environmental attitudes encompass aspects such as an individual’s environmental reasoning [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ], ecological beliefs [ 35 ], connection to nature [ 36 ], place attachment [ 37 ], biophilia [ 38 , 39 ], and willingness to engage in pro-environmental behaviors [ 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Pro-environmental behavior is defined as environmentally responsible or environmentally protective behavior [ 20 ], such as biodiversity conservation [ 40 ] or adoption of recycling efforts [ 41 ]. Research demonstrates positive associations between environmental attitudes and behaviors [ 42 ], with pro-environmental attitudes generally mediating the relationship between nature exposure and pro-environmental behaviors [ 13 , 21 , 43 ].…”

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Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

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Tomasso

Stoddard

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Urbanization, screen dependency, and the changing nature of childhood and parenting have led to increased time indoors, creating physical and emotional distancing from nature and time spent in natural environments. Substantial evidence from observational and intervention studies indicates that overall time spent in nature leads to increased perceived value for connectedness to nature and, subsequently, greater pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors (PEAB). This narrative review of the recent literature evaluates associations between time spent in nature with values ascribed to nature and nature connectedness, as well as PEAB. We discuss the influence of nature exposure and education in childhood on subsequent development of PEAB in adulthood. We analyze theoretical frameworks applied to this research as well as metrics employed, populations studied, and individual and societal values before presenting limitations of this research. We conclude with suggestions for future research directions based on current knowledge, underscoring the importance of promoting time spent in nature and PEAB in the face of growing challenges to planetary health. Research indicates that overall time spent in nature, regardless of the quality of environmental conditions, leads to increased perceived values ascribed to nature, which is associated with PEAB; however, this literature is predominantly cross-sectional. Furthermore, personal and social factors may influence PEAB. Thus, more longitudinal studies that consider these factors are needed to assess the duration and frequency of time spent in nature in childhood and its impact on PEAB throughout the life course. Identifying contexts which cultivate PEAB and reverse alienation from nature beginning in childhood may better sensitize adults to the urgency of environmental issues such as climate change, which adversely impact individual and environmental health.

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“…Households with strong environmental attitudes are more prone to reuse, reduce and recycle waste at home than those without such attitudes [17,39,40]. Meng et al (2018) found a significant correlation between positive environmental attitudes and HWS intentions.…”

Section: Environmental Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 89%

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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The influence of environmental attitudes and perceived effectiveness on recycling, reducing, and reusing packaging materials in Spain

Cited by 82 publications

References 72 publications

Evolutionary Game Analysis on Behavioral Strategies of Government and Residents in Municipal Household Waste Separation

Evolutionary Game Analysis on Behavioral Strategies of Government and Residents in Municipal Household Waste Separation

Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

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

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