Can policy implementation increase public waste sorting behavior? The comparison between regions with and without waste sorting policy implementation in China

Tian, Jianchi; Gong, Yuanchao; Li, Yang; Chen, Xuefeng; Zhang, Linxiu; Sun, Yan

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132401

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“…In addition, 97% and 91% of the respondents hold that convenient waste segregation facilities and humanized segregation reward and punishment mechanism would promote their waste segregation (Figure 1(c)). It suggests that the lack of waste segregation knowledge is not a difficulty for students to sort waste, which is contrary to the results of study on waste segregation behaviour in general residential community (Tian et al, 2022) because general residents usually lacked education in waste segregation (Liu et al, 2019;Pan et al, 2022).…”

Section: Policies/rules Related To Dsw Segregationcontrasting

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Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai

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The importance and urgency of domestic solid waste (DSW) source segregation in universities is self-evident. Although many universities have carried out waste management, however, a comprehensive summary for successful implementation work of DSW segregation is lacking. This study summarizes the mechanism of DSW segregation in Chinese university based on questionnaire survey, on-site inquiry and sampling analysis in a comprehensive university in Shanghai. Questionnaire survey show that it is critical for encouraging students to participate in waste segregation to build convenient segregation facilities and humanized segregation reward and punishment method. The strengthened publicity and education due to the advantages in environmental discipline, easy-operating waste dumping site/facility as well as personalized solutions for different functional areas (teaching building) were considerably important strategies for implementing efficient waste segregation. The recyclables that were collected by intelligent recycling device and mobile recycling enterprise were dominated by paper, and the amounts increased dramatically during the graduation season. Therefore, the university correspondingly increased the collection frequencies of waste and the number of segregation guiders in the period to decrease the potential risk of fire safety. The study could provide a valuable reference for efficient implementation of waste segregation on university/college in China.

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Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai

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“…In accordance with previous research, more than 50 percent of people in China are willing to support the government's recycling program; however, waste sorting remains inefficient due to a lack of information on waste classification [9]. Another reason for residents' non-participation in the recycling program may be the establishment of inflexible policies that fail to take the different levels of economic development and population development in different regions into account [10]. In Chinese cities, 3.3-5.6 million people (0.56-0.93% of the urban population) produce waste as a result of their participation in the informal sector [11].…”

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External Factors Impacting Residents’ Participation in Waste Sorting Using NCA and fsQCA Methods on Pilot Cities in China

Jin

2023

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Recycling waste is important as it can help to reduce environmental pollution caused by “waste siege”. Source classification is an important part of the municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting process. The factors that prompt residents to participate in waste sorting have been debated by scholars in recent years; however, there are not many papers that focus on the complex relationships between them. This study reviewed the literature that concerns residents’ participation in waste sorting, and it summarized the external factors that might influence residents’ participation. Then, we focused on 25 pilot cities in China, and we analyzed the configuration impact of external factors on residents’ participation using a necessary condition analysis (NCA) and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). We found no consistency between variables, nor was there one single condition that caused residents to participate in waste sorting. There are two main methods (environment-driven and resource-driven) that can help achieve a high participation rate, and three methods that can cause a low participation rate. This study provides suggestions for the implementation of waste sorting in other cities in China, as well as developing countries, with an emphasis on the importance of public participation.

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“…Xie and Lu (2022) advocate that the government of China and environmental NGO's spread environmental knowledge. Knowledge and ideas of pro‐environmental behavior spread among the population (Tian et al, 2022; Xie & Lu, 2022). When friends and relatives are around individuals who have formed social norms, individuals can shorten the time of acquiring environmental knowledge.…”

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Green climate and pro‐environmental behavior: Addressing attitude‐behavior gaps towards promoting sustainable development

Zhang

Boamah

2023

Sustainable Development

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Based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory, this paper extends knowledge by examining both the direct and indirect effect of green climate on pro-environmental behavior whilst incorporating the following two multidimensional measures: group identification and social norm measure as mediator and moderator, respectively. The study extends current knowledge by addressing the attitude-behavior gaps eminent in most papers. Consequently, this study provides in depth knowledge on the mechanisms underpinning the role of individuals and also their role as influenced by the group they belong to. Further, this study proffer knowledge from the perspective of both private and public sphere pro-environmental behavior. The present study employed structural equation modeling using a survey from a dataset of 836 respondents. The findings revealed that green climate positively influence public-sphere behavior. Further, green climate indirectly affects private-sphere behavior through group identification. Again, our study found that group identification partially mediates the relationship between green climate and public-sphere behavior. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are further discussed.

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Can policy implementation increase public waste sorting behavior? The comparison between regions with and without waste sorting policy implementation in China

Cited by 42 publications

References 62 publications

Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai

Practice and performance of domestic waste source segregation in Chinese universities: A case study in Shanghai

External Factors Impacting Residents’ Participation in Waste Sorting Using NCA and fsQCA Methods on Pilot Cities in China

Green climate and pro‐environmental behavior: Addressing attitude‐behavior gaps towards promoting sustainable development

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