Designing and operationalising extended producer responsibility under the EU Green Deal

This study investigates how Foucauldian ideas affect undergraduates at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria to adopt sustainable practices for reducing plastic waste. It aims to comprehend how Foucault's historical ontology of subjects, subjectivation, and self-practices might inspire tactics for promoting sustainable behaviours, particularly in the reduction of plastic waste. The study attempts to do this by investigating how subjectivation changes individual attitudes and behaviours towards minimising plastic waste, as well as how discourses and power dynamics influence self-practices that lead to sustainable behaviours. The study also intends to evaluate the efficacy of interventions that target subjectivation and self-practices in encouraging sustainable behaviours in plastic trash reduction. The theoretical foundation of the study is based on Foucauldian theory, social practice theory, behavioural change theories, environmental psychology, and systems theory. To achieve these goals, a descriptive study approach was used, with qualitative data collecting and content analysis. Undergraduate students from Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria participated in the qualitative data gathering. Their findings offer important views on sustainable behaviours and approaches for reducing plastic waste. The findings of this study have the potential to inform the development of more effective interventions and methods for combating plastic waste pollution, adding to global environmental sustainability initiatives.

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Will Deposit-Return System will be effective in achieving the objectives of Single Use Plastic Directive for plastic bottles in Poland?

Piontek,

Sidorczuk-Pietraszko,

Rachwał

2024

EiS

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the effectiveness of implementing the deposit-return scheme (DRS) as a tool for achieving goals in recycling and the separate collection of plastic packaging waste, as well as in promoting the circular economy in European Union (EU) countries. In this context, the prospects for the effectiveness of a future DRS in Poland were assessed. A correlation analysis between the level of plastic bottle collection and nine explanatory variables was conducted, supplemented by hierarchical cluster analysis. Our findings support the hypothesis that the deposit system is a key factor in increasing the rate of separate collection of plastic bottles. Accordingly, the introduction of a DRS in Poland is expected to effectively meet the target for plastic bottle collection set by the Single-Use Plastic Directive.

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Designing and operationalising extended producer responsibility under the EU Green Deal

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Foucauldian Influence on Sustainable Plastic Waste Management Behaviors Among Olabisi Onabanjo University Undergraduates, Nigeria

Will Deposit-Return System will be effective in achieving the objectives of Single Use Plastic Directive for plastic bottles in Poland?

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