Environmental Problems and Quality of Life: Situational Factor as a Predictor of Recycling Behaviour

Latif, Saripah Abdul; Omar, Muhamad Khalil; Bidin, Yeop Hussin; Awang, Zaiki

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.02.137

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“…This has been significant in moving environmental problems from a position of distant future impacts to temporally near and in our immediate environment. Such urgency regarding the need to take action has resulted in local 6 authority initiatives which require citizen cooperation (Latif et al, 2012). In a key initiative in the move towards more sustainable living, many households in developed countries are now required to clean, sort and recycle much of their waste (Aadland & Caplan, 2006).…”

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“…Thus, local authorities are encouraging routine recycling behaviours (Derksen & Gartrell, 1993) by giving access to recycling facilities (e.g. Latif et al, 2012). Previous research (Agerström & Björklund, 2009a) argues that abstract construal will result in recycling choice.…”

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“…Such schemes are deemed critical in improving access to recycling facilities and, thus, reducing challenges to recycling behaviour, including convenience, ease (Derksen & Gartrell, 1993) and access to facilities (e.g., Latif et al, 2012;McCarty & Shrum, 1994). Despite these developments, and while understanding recycling attitudes and behaviours has been a focus of research since the 1970s (e.g., Baumol, 1977), participation in recycling remains low (e.g., Latif et al, 2012). In Europe, 475 kg of waste was produced per inhabitant in 2014 (511 kg in France), and overall, 22% of waste is recycled.…”

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“…Further, issues such as uncertainty of environmental science, remoteness of environmental impacts and time lags (Dilling, 2007) can mean the known impact of sustainable and recycling behaviours remain distant. Specifically, in recycling, while our physical distance from recycling has reduced via uplift collection schemes across much of the developed world, a move deemed to increase recycling behaviour (e.g., Latif, Omar, Bidin, & Zainudin, 2012), the benefits of recycling in encouraging reduced resource consumption have been questioned (Catlin & Wang, 2013; Ebreo & Vinning, 2001). Such distance characteristics highlighted above appear to resonate with the concept of psychological distance used in the social cognition literature (e.g., .…”

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“…In a key initiative in the move towards more sustainable living, many households in developed countries are now required to clean, sort and recycle much of their waste (Aadland & Caplan, 2006). Such schemes are deemed critical in improving access to recycling facilities and, thus, reducing challenges to recycling behaviour, including convenience, ease (Derksen & Gartrell, 1993) and access to facilities (e.g., Latif et al, 2012;McCarty & Shrum, 1994). Despite these developments, and while understanding recycling attitudes and behaviours has been a focus of research since the 1970s (e.g., Baumol, 1977), participation in recycling remains low (e.g., Latif et al, 2012).…”

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Recycling today, sustainability tomorrow: Effects of psychological distance on behavioural practice

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Much research has reported an attitude-behaviour gap in ecological behaviours. This research seeks to contribute important insights to this literature through a study that uses construal level theory (CLT) to understand the role and impact of psychological distance in explaining sustainable and recycling behaviours. Using a qualitative approach, the research found that consistency between mental construal and all dimensions of psychological distance was pertinent to recycling and sustainable behaviours. While theoretically CLT suggests there should be consistency across psychological distance dimensions and mental construal, there is limited research that explores all distance dimensions. Further, highlighted was the need for a near distance perspective to move individuals to behavioural action. Contrary to previous research, this served to facilitate rather than inhibit behavioural action. Finally, the results suggest that where sustainable behaviours are facilitated and/or required engagement in behaviour can be increased. These findings are important for public policy by highlighting the need to represent recycling behaviour in terms of temporal, spatial, social and hypothetical closeness. IntroductionResearch has consistently revealed widespread awareness and concern for ecological issues in a consumer context (e.g., Kilbourne & Beckmann, 1998;Polonsky, Vocino, Grau, Garma, & Ferdous, 2012;Rondinelli & Berry, 2000;Szekely & Knirsch, 2005;Steger, 2000;Van Wijk & Persoon, 2006). However, researchers are also challenged by the gap between ecological attitudes and corresponding behaviour (e.g., Carrigan & Attalla, 2001;Moraes, Carrigan & Szmigin, 2012;Papaoikonomou, Ryan, & Ginieis, 2011;Young, Hwang, McDonald, & Oates, 2010) across a range of sustainable behaviours, including recycling (e.g., Kok & Siero, 1985;Nigbur, Evanthia, & Uzzell, 2010).Sustainability and recycling behaviour are interrelated, with recycling viewed as a key issue in sustainability (Fuller, Allen, & Glaser, 1996) and dominantly as a proenvironmental consumer behaviour (e.g., Barr & Gilg, 2005;Steg & Vlek, 2009;Welfens, Nordmann, & Seibt, 2015). As such, we understand recycling, among others, as a behaviour that may offer one fruitful pathway to a more sustainable consumer society. The Brundtland report defines sustainability as "a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Brundtland Report, 1987, 1). Here we find a discourse which seeks to motivate individuals' consumption via future-oriented arguments, where some present inconvenience is associated with long-term benefits to others.Recycling is part of this discourse. Recycling "involves systematically converting specific types of waste into useful resources by breaking down objects into their 3 constituent parts, which are then reused" (Brosius, Fernandez, & Cherrier, 2013, 288).Engaging in recycling now should have future benefits. Questioned, however, is the extent to which this "future-for-...

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Predicting intention to recycle on the basis of the theory of planned behaviour

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Badejo

Carlini

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J of Philanthropy and Mktg

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Governments worldwide have launched various schemes to promote recycling by individuals, from legislation to voluntary and mandatory policies, waste charging, kerbside collection, waste separation bins, and promotional campaigns. Much remains to be done, however, in terms of understanding the psychological relationships among consumers' attitudes, intentions, and behaviours when it comes to recycling. This study was designed to examine recycling intention through the lens of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Using online survey, participants (n=827) were recruited through an online survey platform (mturk.com). The results show that TPB can predict consumers' intention to recycle. It was further found, however, that attitude towards recycling did not predict intention to recycle. The findings presented here have significant implications for policymakers and practitioners who are interested in inculcating recycling intention and behaviours in members of the public. This study extends the Theory of Planned Behavior in the context of recycling. There is a need to examine the theories' explanatory power in different research settings and context. Moreover, Regulations and policies on recycling continue to evolve. For example, recently in 2018, Australia is banning plastic bag. Consequently, the new policy will affect people's perception toward recycling. Hence, continues research on recycling are needed.

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Residents' environmental behavior in eco‐community development and its influencing factors: Evidence from Dongying City, Shandong Province in China

Wu,

Jin,

Cao

2024

Sustainable Development

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Eco‐community Development (ECD) is a specific embodiment of city sustainability and ecological civilization construction at local scale, and residents are one of the core stakeholders. They engage in ECD through various activities and their environmental behavior is the result of the interaction of “human” and “environment”. The main focus of this study is to measure residents' environmental behavior and explore its influencing factors. Previous studies have limited implications to measure residents' participation intensity and give less attention to explore the impact of “environment” factors on people's environmental behavior, especially the influence of situational factors. Public environmental facilities and activities (PEFA) are important supporting measures in communities and the main type of situational factors. In this context, we initially propose “Participation Intensity (PI)” to measure residents' environmental behavior from the processes of household lifestyle, consumption, recreation and social interaction. Then, we apply OLS regression model to analyze its determinants based on a questionnaire survey to 586 residents in Dongying City, Shandong Province in China. The findings show that residents' PI varies and PEFA are powerful predictors. Furthermore, residents' psychological factors, including concern and attitude to ECD and their satisfaction on the role of neighborhood committee, as well as socio‐demographic characteristics, including gender, education level and length of residence also play important roles on PI. Our study provides a new perspective for understanding residents' participation in community environmental governance and suggests useful references for promoting ECD.

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Environmental Problems and Quality of Life: Situational Factor as a Predictor of Recycling Behaviour

Cited by 42 publications

References 16 publications

Recycling today, sustainability tomorrow: Effects of psychological distance on behavioural practice

Recycling today, sustainability tomorrow: Effects of psychological distance on behavioural practice

Predicting intention to recycle on the basis of the theory of planned behaviour

Residents' environmental behavior in eco‐community development and its influencing factors: Evidence from Dongying City, Shandong Province in China

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