Workplace Waste Recycling Behaviour:  A Meta-Analytical Review

Oke, Adekunle

doi:10.3390/su7067175

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“…In her research looking at household decision-making around a wide range of sustainability issues, Scott (2009) showed that students who held strong pro-environmental attitudes and would always recycle whilst at home, failed to do so whilst living in their term-time accommodation. The reason that some of these differences have not come to light is that research tends to focus on a single context and also focus on behaviour within the domestic context (Oke, 2015).…”

Section: C) Inconsistency Between Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

No Through Road: A Critical Examination of Researcher Assumptions and Approaches to Researching Sustainability

McDonald¹,

Oates²,

Alevizou³

2016

Review of Marketing Research

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Section: C) Inconsistency Between Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

No Through Road: A Critical Examination of Researcher Assumptions and Approaches to Researching Sustainability

McDonald¹,

Oates²,

Alevizou³

2016

Review of Marketing Research

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“…While factors influencing recycling at home are well established and documented, little is known about factors that may likely promote recycling at work (see [1,20] for a review). Nonetheless, the influence of information on recycling at work has been previously investigated (see [15,[21][22][23] for a review).…”

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The Importance of Specific Recycling Information in Designing a Waste Management Scheme

Oke¹,

Kruijsen²

2016

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Recycling information can be complex and often confusing which may subsequently reduce the participations in any waste recycling schemes. As a result, this research explored the roles as well as the importance of a holistic approach in designing recycling information using 15 expert-based in-depth interviews. The rationale was to offer a better understanding of what constitutes waste, recycling, and how recycling information should be designed and presented to make recycling more attractive/convenient. Based on the research participants’ perceptions with supports from the existing studies, this research sub-categorised recycling information into three different themes, termed the “WWW” of recycling information components. As a result, these components (or attributes) were extensively described (using findings of semi-structured interviews) to elicit pragmatic guidance for practitioners, policy-makers, and other stakeholders in designing structured communication or information strategies that may simplify and subsequently increase waste-recycling practices. The policy implications of holistic information in enhancing recycling are further discussed.

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“…Workplace waste is now attracting more attention than other waste-generation contexts, such as households [2]. While different factors influencing household waste recycling behaviour have been identified and documented [3], workplaces have been relatively overlooked [4].…”

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Understanding the Mechanisms behind Changing People’s Recycling Behavior at Work by Applying a Comprehensive Action Determination Model

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Abstract:This study moves toward a better understanding of the mechanisms behind changing people's recycling behavior at work by mapping out which pathways and variables change in recycling behavior as triggered by interventions. A questionnaire was designed based on the theory of planned behaviour, the norm-activation model, habits, and a comprehensive action determination model (CADM). The data was collected in two rounds: before the intervention and after a three-month pilot period with implemented interventions using a sample of n = 1269 students and employees. The CADM model appears to be a good fit with the data. The results from the structural equation modelling indicate the pathways to influencing behavioural change. The most important psychological variables accounting for waste separation behaviour are intentions, perceived behavioural control, personal norms, social norms and habits. No difference in waste separation behaviour was observed in the control building. Interventions targeting the increase in waste separation raised participants' intentions to engage in such behaviour. Results indicate that waste separation at work must go beyond technical aspects to include various key elements of sustainability to ensure success. Furthermore, understanding human behavior is key in determining the performance and success of an integrated and effective recycling intervention strategy.

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Workplace Waste Recycling Behaviour: A Meta-Analytical Review

Cited by 32 publications

References 72 publications

No Through Road: A Critical Examination of Researcher Assumptions and Approaches to Researching Sustainability

No Through Road: A Critical Examination of Researcher Assumptions and Approaches to Researching Sustainability

The Importance of Specific Recycling Information in Designing a Waste Management Scheme

Understanding the Mechanisms behind Changing People’s Recycling Behavior at Work by Applying a Comprehensive Action Determination Model

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