Here's a brief but interesting summary from Griffith University (originally written by Michael Rothschild) of three common approaches to social change: education, marketing and la…
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I?m currently working on a recycling project and I?m wondering if there is any effective way to encourage recycling than incentives and have an immediate result on …
'Pay As You Throw' waste schemes encourage household recycling
New research has concluded that 'Pay As You Throw' waste collection schemes can increase levels of recycling amon…
>From the Toronto Star - www.thestar.com
Toronto approves 5-cent fee on bags
Bottled water sales at city facilities banned
Dec 03, 2008 04:30 AM
John Spears City…
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Last spring my organization co-hosted a community meeting on the possibility of reducing the use of single-use plastic bags. The example of Ireland's levy came …
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Is anyone aware of a municipality that has used incentives to decrease the waste generated by restaurants and fast food businesses? (compost food waste, eliminate Styrof…
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I work in the sugar industry in Qld and we are currently in a stage of getting funding from Govt to implement water quality improvement entering the Great Barr…
Is there a study (or a strong argument) showing that "sticks" are more effective at changing behavior than "carrots?" This study could be for any sort of behavior change, not just…
My nearest small town of 900 is undertaking a "Buy Local" Campaign. I found some good things on the internet about how to undertake such a campaign, but they didn't include fsm ty…
We are working with a municipality that currently does not provide waste collection for its residents; residents must hire their own hauler to collect waste. Attempts to have coll…
