Factors Influencing Individual Recycling Behavior in Office Settings: A study of Office Workers in Taiwan

Lee, Y. J., De Young, R., & Marans, R. W. (1995). Factors influencing individual recycling behavior in office settings: A study of office workers in Taiwan. Environment and Behavior, 27, 3, 380-403.

Examined office recycling behavior through a survey administered to 1,788 Taiwanese workers. The survey measured household and office recycling behavior, commitment to recycling, motives for recycling, satisfaction from being frugal, and office recycling convenience. Prior experience with general household recycling predicted general office recycling behavior but not specific recycling behavior. Prior experience of a particular type was an excellent predictor of that same office-based conservation behavior. Prior experience with a particular material (e.g., paper) predicted office conservation behavior only with respect to that material. Organizational and individual commitment were modest predictors of office-based conservation behavior. Economic motivation was not an effective predictor.

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