Sustaining anti-littering behavior within coastal and marine environments: Through the macro-micro level lenses

Beeharry, Yashna Devi; Bekaroo, Girish; Bokhoree, Chandradeo; Phillips, Michael R.; Jory, Neelakshi

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.029

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“…In addition, the negative environmental consequences, the presence of litter on beaches and riverbanks and in public places could lead to economic losses, such as those caused by reduced tourism (Jang et al, 2014; Krelling et al, 2017; Silva et al, 2018; Wilson and Verlis, 2017). Coastal users need to be aware of the adverse impacts of marine debris and of the mechanisms and practices that could be used to contribute towards prevention and control of marine litter (Beeharry et al, 2017). However, effectively implementing laws against littering may be difficult in the PICs because 21% of the survey respondents state that littering laws are available (acceptable) but are not efficient in Samoa.…”

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Analysis of mismanaged plastic waste in Samoa to suggest proper waste management in Pacific island countries

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Pacific island countries are facing critical challenges in managing the growing amount of increasingly diverse wastes because of changing lifestyles and the concentration of populations in urban areas. Although marine plastic waste is an issue in the Pacific region, there have been almost no studies of the estimation and impacts of ocean plastic waste, and measures to control such waste, in these countries. Here, first we conducted a questionnaire survey about consumption and disposal of plastic products at households in Samoa as one of the examples of Pacific island countries to grasp the flow of plastic materials and awareness or behaviour for plastic waste. Then we quantified ocean plastic waste and discussed the effective and needed countermeasures in Pacific island countries. The total amount of mismanaged plastic waste was estimated to be 327,000 or 156,000 t y−1 (depending on the scenario) in Pacific island countries. The regional Pacific island countries contribution to the global total mismanaged plastic waste was estimated to range from 1.3% to 2.7%. The amount of mismanaged plastic waste per capita in some Pacific island countries, such as Solomon Islands and Micronesia, was also ranked highly globally. The main reasons seem to be that waste collection rates are relatively low in rural areas and rates of plastic waste generation are high. To implement solutions, including improving municipal solid waste collection, reducing plastic waste, improving the collection and recycling of plastics, and the integration of a number of policies is essential.

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Analysis of mismanaged plastic waste in Samoa to suggest proper waste management in Pacific island countries

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“…This indicates that most of the literature has used quantitative research methods (experiment and survey). Recently, there has been an increase in the use of qualitative methods for collecting data as the research has started to appear in developing countries (e.g., Beeharry et al., 2017; Muñoz‐Cadena et al., 2012) and other new domains (i.e., marine litter) have been explored (e.g., Brennan & Portman, 2017).…”

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“…(2017a) found that people in Saudi Arabia litter less when an area is clean, receptacles are available and when individuals are in large groups. A study in Mauritius exploring people's perceptions of marine littering found that careless behaviour by fishermen, hawkers and visitors was the reason behind marine littering (Beeharry et al., 2017). In China, people with travel companions and environmental knowledge had reduced littering behaviour (Hu et al., 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Littering behaviour: A systematic review

Chaudhary

Polonsky

McClaren

2021

Int J Consumer Studies

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Littering is a widespread problem that has negative consequences for the wellbeing of society and has been discussed in a wide range of subject areas. However, the lack of a unified understanding of the literature on littering presents an opportunity for a synthesis of the literature. This systematic review integrated the findings from 70 journal articles spanning 48 years. The articles were analysed for use of theories, models, methods, locations of study, variables and study findings. The researchers also undertook a content analysis of the literature to understand the evolution of approaches across time. The findings show that situational and psychological factors have often been studied using the ‘Focus Theory of Normative Conduct’ and the ‘Integrative Behaviour Model’. However, the findings have been inconsistent, with varying results for some of the situational, psychological and administrative factors. The content analysis identified that the literature from 1971 to 2006 was mostly confined to developed countries (80%) with the majority of studies examining situational and psychological factors. The gaps in the literature provided a basis for proposing five future research directions including the development of social marketing interventions by improving the theoretical groundings of previous works. As littering is consumer behaviour, it is also important to investigate the role of businesses as an integral part of the consumer exchange process to assist in improving the situation. The detailed future research directions and the conclusions of the review are presented.

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“…This increased visitation at cleaner beaches can increase tourism revenue by millions of dollars, offsetting potential increases in municipal costs for waste removal (de Araújo & Costa 2006, McIlgorm et al 2011, Jang et al 2014, Williams et al 2016, Krelling et al 2017. Education about the impacts of human use on sensitive areas can encourage compliance with Leave No Trace principles and reduce human−ecosystem conflicts, including outside of the Leave No Trace area, such as minimized disturbance to wildlife and coastal ecosystems, reduced littering or equipment abandonment resulting in marine debris, and increased participation in environmental cleanups (Zeppel 2008, Lawhon et al 2013, Beeharry et al 2017, Mascovich 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The introduction of plastics and other debris into the marine environment and its deposition in coastal environments has been increasing rapidly over the past several decades (Hidalgo-Ruz & Thiel 2013, Blickley et al 2016, Löhr et al 2017, Garrison & Fuentes 2019. Interest in reducing marine debris, and abandoned beach equipment in particular, is growing among both the conservation community and the general public given the breadth of its economic and ecological impacts (Beeharry et al 2017, Löhr et al 2017, Owens 2018). These impacts include lost tourism revenue (Blakemore & Williams 2008, Jang et al 2014, Krelling et al 2017, increased coastal zone management costs (de Araújo & Costa 2006, McIlgorm et al 2011, Oosterhuis et al 2014), entanglement and/or starvation of wildlife (Gall & Thompson 2015, Godoy & Stockin 2018, Lusher et al 2018, and physical damage to the environment (Chiappone et al 2005, Abu-Hilal & Al-Najjar 2009, Richards & Beger 2011.…”

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confidence: 99%

Leave No Trace ordinances for coastal species management: influences on sea turtle nesting success

Ware

Fuentes

2020

Endang. Species. Res.

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Coastal environments provide critical ecosystem services but experience a number of threats including marine debris and abandoned beach equipment. To address this threat, municipalities have begun enacting policy measures such as Leave No Trace ordinances. The impact of these ordinances on coastal species management has not yet been established. To evaluate the effectiveness of Leave No Trace ordinances in coastal species management, sea turtle crawl distribution, nesting success, and the frequency of obstructed crawls pre-and post-ordinance at a loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta nesting beach in Alabama, USA, were compared between 3 treatment groups: (1) Gulf Shores and Orange Beach with new Leave No Trace ordinances enacted in 2016, (2) Fort Morgan with no ordinance, and (3) the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Gulf State Park with Leave No Trace ordinances but no resident human population. The ordinance had no significant effect on crawl distribution or nesting success across the study site post-ordinance. However, the frequency of obstructed crawls in populated areas declined by 18.1% with the ordinance. The presence of a resident population was a more significant driver of obstructed crawls than the ordinance, as the Bon Secour NWR and Gulf State Park had fewer obstructed crawls than either populated treatment. With time and increased compliance, Leave No Trace ordinances may have the potential to improve coastal species management and increase coastal ecosystem services through reduced marine debris entanglement and ingestion, reduced physical damage to the environment, and increased tourism revenue and environmental education.

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Sustaining anti-littering behavior within coastal and marine environments: Through the macro-micro level lenses

Cited by 34 publications

References 79 publications

Analysis of mismanaged plastic waste in Samoa to suggest proper waste management in Pacific island countries

Analysis of mismanaged plastic waste in Samoa to suggest proper waste management in Pacific island countries

Littering behaviour: A systematic review

Leave No Trace ordinances for coastal species management: influences on sea turtle nesting success

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