Can Smart Waste Bins Solve the Dilemma
of Household Solid Waste Sorting in China?
A Case Study of Fuzhou City

Zhang, Liping; Zhu, Zuping

doi:10.15244/pjoes/115868

Cited by 15 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 44 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With the increased participation of property service enterprises, reward and penalty measures for residents can be effectively implemented. Residents will choose classification behavior to avoid penalty or get reward [ 72 ], thus they quickly evolve into classification behavior when property service enterprises' intention to actively participate in management increases. When property service enterprises actively participate in waste separation management, the pressure on government can be relieved.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Supervision Mechanism of Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: Analysis Using a Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model

Hao

Zhang

et al. 2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

To promote residents’ waste separation behavior, waste separation supervision has been a crucial need. This paper aims to explore the supervision mechanism of residents’ waste separation behavior using a tripartite evolutionary game model. The evolutionary stability conditions of resident, property service enterprise, and the government were analyzed. The influences of the main parameters on the strategy of three stakeholders were explored through numerical simulation. The results show that the regulatory mechanism of waste separation will reach the optimal stable strategy when the following conditions are satisfied: (1) the penalty for nonclassification is higher than the difference between classification cost and the total benefit of classification; (2) the subsidy to property services enterprise is greater than the total cost of positive participation management. Residents’ behaviors are mainly influenced by rewards and punishments. The behavioral strategies of property service companies are more sensitive to subsidies than penalties. In the early stage of mandatory waste separation, it is important to reduce the cost of residents’ separation, develop the publics’ environmental awareness, and increase the willingness of properties to participate in management. This paper presents a new perspective and theoretical guidelines for the local government and communities to supervise residents’ waste separation behaviors in China and other developing countries and offers useful insights into waste separation management for other countries.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Supervision Mechanism of Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: Analysis Using a Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model

Hao

Zhang

et al. 2023

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…To strengthen the sustainability of urban villages, it is critical to nurture the participation space in which affluent community residents are able to contribute. As the nationwide campaign continues [51], the Chinese government has put more efforts to solve serious environmental problems. This is an important lesson learned not only applicable to urban village management, but could also be transferable to environmental management in formal settlements.…”

Section: Policy Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Waste Sorting Has Been Implemented in Urban Villages in China. A Co-Production Theory Perspective

Tu,

Zhang

2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Waste sorting in urban villages is a less developed while important issue in waste management and it is of great importance to environmental sustainability. China is now facing challenges of combating waste sorting while little attention has been paid to these challenges in urban villages. This article aims to add to this knowledge by examining how waste sorting has been implemented in urban villages via a case study of Shenzhen, China. A co-production theory perspective is adopted to explore how actors are engaged in the process of waste sorting and what are the results. The findings suggest coproduction approach is neither a top-down nor bottom-up approach. It is a much more complex process that involves intensive interactions between the government and residents. It concludes that the co-production approach to waste sorting exemplified by urban villages' sustainable development has great significance for general environmental management and policy making in the long term.

show abstract

“…Third, facility factors are generally related to the convenience of performing waste separation, such as infrastructure, distance to the recycling station, and temporary space for waste. Most studies showed that facility factors positively affected residents' WSB [24][25][26]. For example, Ma et al [27] found that infrastructure had an indirect influence on residents' WSB through the mediating role of perceived cost.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Hao¹,

Xu²

2023

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

Can Smart Waste Bins Solve the Dilemma of Household Solid Waste Sorting in China? A Case Study of Fuzhou City

Cited by 15 publications

References 44 publications

The Supervision Mechanism of Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: Analysis Using a Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model

The Supervision Mechanism of Residents’ Waste Separation Behavior: Analysis Using a Tripartite Evolutionary Game Model

How Waste Sorting Has Been Implemented in Urban Villages in China. A Co-Production Theory Perspective

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

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About