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Yang S, Zheng X, Hou J, Geng B, Luo L, Zhu C, Liu L, Zhu J. Rural revival: Navigating environmental engineering and technology. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 254:119164. [PMID: 38762005 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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The necessity for global engineering and technological solutions to address rural environmental challenges is paramount, particularly in improving rural waste treatment and infrastructure. This study presents a comprehensive quantitative analysis of 3901 SCI/SSCI and 3818 Chinese CSCD papers, spanning from 1989 to 2021, using tools like Derwent Data Analyzer and VOSviewer. Our key findings reveal a significant evolution in research focus, including a 716.67% increase in global publications from 1995 to 2008 and a 154.76% surge from 2015 to 2021, highlighting a growing research interest with technological hotspots in rural revitalization engineering and agricultural waste recycling. China and the USA are pivotal, contributing 784 and 714 publications respectively. Prominent institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences play a crucial role, particularly in fecal waste treatment technology. These insights advocate for enhanced policy development and practical implementations to foster inclusive and sustainable rural environments globally.
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- Siyuan Yang
- Beijing Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100012, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Mühlenhoff SC, Herzig C, Zöller N, Bruns C. Personal communication as a strategy to improve the quality of household organic waste - Does it work? results from a quasi-experimental study in Northern Hesse, Germany. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 182:132-141. [PMID: 38653042 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2024.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Household organic waste has great potential for closing nutrient cycles in agriculture. This requires proper waste separation by households. Personal communication at the doorstep potentially improves household waste separation behaviour but it is expensive and findings from existing research are mixed. Based on results of previous studies and from a quasi-experiment with non-equivalent groups design in two German municipalities, this paper argues that efficiency of personal communication depends on its context. It can positively influence behaviour when recycling is voluntary and participation rates are low. However, it has no significant effects if recycling is mandatory. One explanation could be different perceptions of recycling in mandatory and voluntary schemes. In voluntary schemes door stepping can activate the intrinsic motivation of households. In mandatory schemes, all households need to participate irrespective of intrinsic motivation. This research shows that this creates a situation in which a small share of households is responsible for almost all contamination. This can be overcome by considering extrinsic factors that affect recycling behaviour. The paper recommends further research to understand which combination of incentives, sanctions and information is efficient in affecting behaviour change in mandatory recycling schemes.
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- Institute for Business Administration in the Agricultural and Food Sector, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- University of Kassel, Group of Organic Farming and Cropping Systems, Fac. of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Germany
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- University of Kassel, Group of Organic Farming and Cropping Systems, Fac. of Organic Agricultural Sciences, Germany
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Moeini B, Barati M, Khazaei M, Tapak L, Hashemian M. In-depth analysis to develop a social marketing model to promote women's participation in waste segregation behaviour: A qualitative study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28690. [PMID: 38571602 PMCID: PMC10988043 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Waste separation is one of the key factors in managing solid waste and creating a healthy environment. Waste separation at source has always been associated with challenges. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the perceptions of housewives and related parties regarding the factors that influence waste separation behaviour and to identify approaches to improve behaviour based on the social marketing framework. This study was conducted as a qualitative content analysis in Amol City in 2022. The data was collected through semi-structured individual interviews. A total of 25 housewives were selected as main participants and 5 stakeholders through purposive selection. The results of the study included lack of awareness of recyclable materials (product), personal, family and environmental barriers (price), lack of doorstep collection of dry waste (place), and lack of use of appropriate technology (promotion). The lack of financial resources, inappropriate political measures and the coronavirus pandemic were also the causes of this challenge. Most participants cited environmental and educational deficits as the main reason for not separating waste. It is possible to improve waste sorting behaviour at source through appropriate behavioural interventions at the individual, social and environmental levels. Researchers can use the results of this study to design, implement and evaluate waste segregation intervention programmes for housewives.
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- Babak Moeini
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Research Center for Health Sciences, Health Sciences & Technology Research Institute, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Modelling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Trushna T, Krishnan K, Soni R, Singh S, Kalyanasundaram M, Sidney Annerstedt K, Pathak A, Purohit M, Stålsby Lundbog C, Sabde Y, Atkins S, Sahoo KC, Rousta K, Diwan V. Interventions to promote household waste segregation: A systematic review. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24332. [PMID: 38304833 PMCID: PMC10831609 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Waste segregation at source, particularly at the household level, is an integral component of sustainable solid waste management, which is a critical public health issue. Although multiple interventions have been published, often with contradictory findings, few authors have conducted a comprehensive systematic synthesis of the published literature. Therefore, we undertook a systematic review to synthesize all published interventions conducted in any country in the world which targeted household-level waste segregation with or without additional focus on recycling or composting. Following PRISMA guidelines, Web of Science, Medline, Global Health, and Google Scholar were searched using a search strategy created by combining the keywords 'Waste', 'Segregation', and 'Household'. Two-stage blinded screening and consensus-based conflict resolution were done, followed by quality assessment, data extraction, and narrative synthesis. 8555 articles were identified through the database searches and an additional 196 through grey literature and citation searching. After excluding 2229 duplicates and screening title abstracts of 6522 articles, 283 full texts were reviewed, and 78 publications reporting 82 intervention studies were included in the data synthesis. High methodological heterogeneity was seen, excluding the possibility of a meta-analysis. Most (n = 60) of the interventions were conducted in high-income countries. Interventions mainly focused on information provision. However, differences in the content of information communicated and mode of delivery have not been extensively studied. Finally, our review showed that the comparison of informational interventions with provision of incentives and infrastructural modifications needs to be explored in-depth. Future studies should address these gaps and, after conducting sufficient formative research, should aim to design their interventions following the principles of behaviour change.
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- Tanwi Trushna
- Division of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Water & Soil), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, 456001, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Water & Soil), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, 456001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- R D Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, 456001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
- Health Sciecnes, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FI-330 14, Finland
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- ICMR- Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar, 751023, Odisha, India
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- Department of Resource Recovery and Building Technology, University of Boras, Boras, 50190, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Water & Soil), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, 462030, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Kemper JA, Spotswood F, White SK. The emergence of plastic-free grocery shopping: Understanding opportunities for practice transformation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 349:119290. [PMID: 37918237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Despite consumer concern for sustainability, avoiding plastic packaging, particularly in food shopping, is difficult due to its pervasiveness and usefulness. Yet achieving changes in consumer behaviour is an important part of environmental management approaches towards a circular economy and plastic reduction. This research explores how everyday food shopping practices might adapt and evolve to become more sustainable through consumers avoiding, reducing, or replacing plastic packaging in their grocery shopping. This qualitative research, based on eighteen semi-structured interviews with sustainably-oriented consumers, finds that plastic-free shopping practices are challenging for even committed practitioners. However, we illuminate four mechanisms representing 'bright spots' (i.e., points of optimism) that offer specific opportunities for environmental management. We define these as destabilisation, envisioning, emotional connection and adaptation. Destabilisation and envisioning help with recruitment of practitioners to plastic-free shopping, and emotional connection and adaptation help support practitioner loyalty and commitment. Further, consumer reflexivity and habituated sustainable-orientation supports practice recruitment, stabilisation and transition. We discuss the implications of our findings for environmental management approaches to 'behaviour change', focusing on the role of policymakers, social marketers, retailers, and manufacturers in fostering competitive, stable plastic-free grocery shopping.
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- Joya A Kemper
- University of Canterbury Business School, University of Canterbury, 22 Kirkwood Avenue, Ilam, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- Lincoln University, Ellesmere Junction Road, Lincoln, New Zealand
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Souza LCGDE, Drumond MA. Decentralized composting: gated communities as ecologically promising environments. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2023; 95:e20230046. [PMID: 37851749 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202320230046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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The global need to strengthen circular economic chains highlights the importance of composting, since the organic fraction corresponds, on average, to 50% of the municipal solid waste. As centralized composting programs have been showing slow advances, especially in low and middle-income countries, the decentralized scale is a promising tool. Gated communities stand out as potential targets for decentralized composting programs, as they generally have organization, tools, employees, space, and a high density of gardens. This study detected, through online questionnaires sent to residents of gated communities, a high probability of adherence to composting programs in the condominium, predisposition for waste sorting, use of the compost, and participation in meetings to address the issue, in addition to a relevant potential for reducing the disposal of organic waste in landfills. On the other hand, the absence of leaders, lack of knowledge about community projects and fear of unpleasant odors and pests were evidenced. Among 106 respondents, residents of 25 condominiums, no variability was detected between positions of different genders, ages, and education. This diagnosis points out challenges and suggests alternatives to overcome them, based on successful experiences, focused on strengthening leadership, technical training, provision of equipment, improvements in communication and socio-environmental awareness.
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- Luísa C G DE Souza
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Laboratório de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Laboratório de Sistemas Socioecológicos, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Zhang A, Xie S, Gong Y, Li C, Liu Y. Barriers to compulsory waste sorting for a circular economy in China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 342:118180. [PMID: 37207459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Household waste source separation substantially reduces the amount of rubbish sent to landfills and incinerators. It enables value recovery from useful waste for transitioning to a more resource efficient and circular economy. Confronted by the severe waste management problems, China recently implemented its most strict compulsory waste sorting program in big cities to date. Despite the failures of waste sorting projects in China in the past, it is unclear what the implementation barriers are, how they interact, and how they can be overcome. This study addresses this knowledge gap through a systematic barrier study involving all the relevant stakeholders in Shanghai and Beijing. It uncovers the complex interrelationships between barriers using the fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (Fuzzy DEMATEL) method. "Hasty and inappropriate planning" and "lack of policy support at the grassroots level", two new barriers that are not reported in the literature, are found to be the most influential barriers. Policy implications are discussed based on the study findings to inform the policy deliberations on the implementation of compulsory waste sorting.
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- Abraham Zhang
- Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
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- Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- College of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Business School, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Zhao Y, Zhang J. Literature mapping of waste sorting and recycling behavior research: a visual analysis using CiteSpace. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:67953-67973. [PMID: 37138128 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27295-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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As the severity of global waste pollution continues to escalate, governments are increasingly prioritizing the promotion of waste sorting. This study engaged in the literature mapping of waste sorting and recycling behavior research currently available on the Web of Science using CiteSpace. First, studies on waste sorting behavior have grown rapidly since 2017. The top three continents publishing on this topic were Asia, Europe, and North America. Second, the top journals, Resources Conservation and Recycling and Environment and Behavior, were important to this field. Third, analyses of waste sorting behavior were mainly conducted by environmental psychologists. Ajzen had the highest co-citation count, as the theory of planned behavior has widely been used in this field. Fourth, the top three co-occurring keywords were "attitude," "recycling behavior," and "planned behavior." There was also a recent focus on "food waste." The research trend was found to be refined and accurately quantified.
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- Yang Zhao
- Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G1Y5, Canada
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Bardus M, Massoud MA. Predicting the Intention to Sort Waste at Home in Rural Communities in Lebanon: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159383. [PMID: 35954744 PMCID: PMC9368497 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Lebanon have limited technical, economic, and social infrastructures to manage municipal solid waste properly. Understanding what motivates citizens to sort waste at home is paramount to designing effective, efficient, and equitable waste management interventions. Within the solid waste management project “RES-Q” in Southern Lebanon, we investigated the socio-cognitive predictors of waste sorting in a sample of 767 households from the targeted area using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Perceived behavioural control (β = 0.96, p < 0.001), perceived norms (β = −0.30, p < 0.001), and current behaviour (β = 0.06, p < 0.001) were the strongest predictors of intention; attitude toward separating waste was not a significant predictor (β = 0.04, p = 0.3881). Consequently, future behavioural interventions should build capability and opportunity to perform the behaviour before normalising it. For example, citizens should receive bins and bags to separate waste and be shown how to perform the behaviour and how easy and convenient it is to increase their behavioural control. In parallel, waste collection and treatment infrastructures must be in place so that citizens can see that sorting waste is a social norm. These actions will ensure the success of future behavioural interventions within the RES-Q project and beyond.
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- Marco Bardus
- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; or
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +961-1-350000 (ext. 4628)
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14148699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dealing with the wicked problem of global food waste and loss is a complex and challenging area. In Australia, increased political will has landed the diversion of domestic food waste from landfill squarely at the feet of local government (councils), often requiring significant change to kerbside collections systems. This paper discusses how post-kerbside household food waste treatment systems can encourage pro-environmental behaviours. To achieve this, current food waste literature is examined against kerbside domestic waste collection measurable outcomes (diversion rates, system uptake and contamination rates). The hypothesis is that specific interventions can establish, or rebuild, community trust, responsibility and pro-environmental behaviours around food waste avoidance and diversion. Two post-kerbside systems—commercial composting and anaerobic digestion—provided the framework. Two themes emerged from the study: (1) the benefits of connecting the community with the interactions of household food waste inputs with post-treatment outputs (compost, soil conditioners, digestates and biogases); and (2) providing engaged communities with pathways for sustainable, pro-environmental actions whilst normalizing correct kerbside food waste recycling for the less engaged (habitual behaviours, knowledge and cooperation). The paper contributes to understanding how councils can connect their communities with the issues of household food waste.
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Oluwadipe S, Garelick H, McCarthy S, Purchase D. A critical review of household recycling barriers in the United Kingdom. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2022; 40:905-918. [PMID: 34802336 PMCID: PMC9109241 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x211060619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The UK recycling rate fluctuates between 45% and 47% and has consistently failed to meet the 65% target set by the post-Brexit Resource and Waste Strategy. Understanding the issues surrounding the low recycling rate in metropolitan cities in the United Kingdom will help to overcome these recycling challenges. The review examines the current situation with regard to the recycling rate and tonnage of waste produced in the United Kingdom based on available secondary waste flow data and explores different barriers related to household recycling. Many areas giving rise to the recycling challenges have been identified, including waste policy constraints, lack of effective communication, public engagement, physical barriers, service constraints, human factors and socio-economic barriers. The literature review reveals that factors such as waste policy, communication and physical factors were the most important aspects in influencing recycling rate or output. It is concluded that a multi-dimension intervention is required, which includes a thorough review of waste policy, a more stringent enforcement, an improved communication strategy and a more integrated planning development policy to mitigate issues affecting the United Kingdom's low recycling rate or output. This approach will propel the local authorities to launch or initiate effective recycling management and to put in place the required infrastructure to facilitate effective recycling activities.
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- Saeed Oluwadipe
- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
- Environment and City Management, Westminster City Council, London, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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Dynamics of Household Waste Segregation Behaviour in Urban Community in Ujjain, India: A Framework Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19127321. [PMID: 35742570 PMCID: PMC9224205 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Waste segregation practices must be socially acceptable, affordable, context-specific, and participatory, which is essential for promoting waste segregation. Therefore, this study explored the urban community members’ motivation, opportunity, and household waste segregation ability. We performed a qualitative study in Ujjain city, India. Ten focus group discussions and eight in-depth interviews were conducted with female and male household members in residential and slum areas. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed, and translated. We used the thematic framework technique using the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability-Behaviour theory for analysis. Three themes were constructed: motivation, where household members are motivated to sort waste yet fear the consequences of improper sorting; ability, where household waste segregation is rapidly gaining acceptance as a social norm; and opportunities, involving convenient facilities and a social support system for household members towards waste segregation. This study contributes to developing a knowledge base on waste segregation behaviour and a repertoire to facilitate evidence-based management and policymaking. There is a need for educational intervention and women’s self-help groups’ involvement to develop community orientation and waste segregation literacy. Finally, this study emphasizes the importance of all three behavioural change components, i.e., motivation, opportunity, and ability, in managing sustainable waste segregation practices.
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Ladele O, Baxter J, van der Werf P, Gilliland JA. Familiarity breeds acceptance: Predictors of residents' support for curbside food waste collection in a city with green bin and a city without. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 131:258-267. [PMID: 34175750 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Food waste remains a high priority greenhouse gas (GHG) emission problem and household curbside collection - green bin1 - with mass treatment is often adopted as a viable solution for GHG reduction. The aim of this study is to explore attitudinal and situational predictors of support for residential curbside green bin programs. Using responses to 517 household surveys from the mid-sized Canadian cities of London, Ontario (proposed green bin program) and Kitchener-Waterloo (KW), Ontario (operating green bin program for 10+ years) comparison of means t-tests, correlations and linear regression are used to test five hypotheses derived from the food waste and waste diversion literatures that predict green bin support: situational factors, current food wasting, theory of planned behaviour attitudes, concern that green bin encourages food wasting, and concern that food waste ends up in the garbage regardless of green bin. There is some support for all five hypotheses. Residents in Kitchener-Waterloo were significantly more supportive (83%) than those in London (65%). While residents in both communities are supportive because of the perceived convenience and environmental benefits of the green bin, the number of regression model predictors is greater in London (16 compared to 9 for Kitchener-Waterloo). The findings overall suggest sustained municipal education at the implementation stage may lead to positive resident habituation to green bin and thus, durable public buy-in.
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- Oluwatomilola Ladele
- Department of Geography and Environment, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geography and Environment, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Geography and Environment, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Geography and Environment, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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