Development and Analysis of a Community-Based Resource Recovery Program

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Jacobs, H. E., Bailey, J. S., & Crews, J. I. (1984). Development and analysis of a community-based resource recovery program. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 17, 2, 127-145.
Five studies were conducted over a 10-mo period to determine the effectiveness of specific procedures in encouraging recycling among residential neighborhoods. Ss were selected fr…

Some Psychological Aspects of Recycling: The Structure of Conservation Satisfactions

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De Young, R. (1986). Some psychological aspects of recycling: The structure of conservation satisfactions. Environment and Behavior, 18, 4, 435-449.
Examined motivational aspects of conservation in an effort to learn how to encourage more people to recycle household solid waste materials. Data from 107 respondents to a mail-ba…

Exploring the Difference between Recyclers and Non-Recyclers: The Role of Information

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De Young, R. (1989). Exploring the difference between recyclers and non-recyclers: The role of information. Journal of Environmental Systems, 18, 341-351.
This article reports on a pilot study which explored how recyclers and non-recyclers differ. Two hundred households were first identified by direct observation over a series of m…

Recycling, Yes: Buying Recyclables? Well...

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Bertrand, K. & Lawler, E. O. (1990). Recycling, yes: Buying recyclables? Well.... Business Marketing, 75, 11, 30,32.

Social Psychology and the Stimulation of Recycling Behaviors: The Block Leader Approach

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Burn, S. M. (1991). Social psychology and the stimulation of recycling behaviors: The block leader approach. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 21, 8, 611-629.
Evaluated 2 treatments designed to increase participation in a city-sponsored curbside recycling program. In the block leader (BL) condition, in which 41 homes took part, citize…

Increasing Community Recycling with Persuasive Communication and Public Commitment

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Burn, S. M., & Oskamp, S. (1986). Increasing community recycling with persuasive communication and public commitment. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 16, 1, 29-41.
201 households that did not recycle during a 6-wk baseline period heard an oral informational statement delivered by 10 trained Boy Scouts (aged 13-17 yrs), and then 1 of 3 were…

The Personal Threat of Environmental Problems as Predictor of Environmental Practices

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Baldassare, M. & Katz, C. (1992). The personal threat of environmental problems as predictor of environmental practices. Environment and Behavior, 24, 5, 602-616.
640 adult residents of Orange County, California completed a survey regarding their perceived threat of environmental problems. Ss who perceived that environmental problems pose a…

The Roles of Attitudinal and Personality Variables in the Prediction of Environmental Behavior and Knowledge

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Arbuthnot, J. (1977). The roles of attitudinal and personality variables in the prediction of environmental behavior and knowledge. Environment and Behavior, 9, 2, 217-232.
Suggests that the success of environmental policies and action programs may well depend upon an understanding of the impact of intraindividual variables on responses to environmen…

Office Paper Recycling Proves Successful

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Resource Recycling (1989). Office paper recycling proves successful. Resource Recycling, May/June, 12.

The Induction of Sustained Recycling Behavior Through the Foot-in-the-Door Technique

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Arbuthnot, J., Tedeschi, R., Wayner, M., Turner, J., Kressel, S. & Rush, R. (1977). The induction of sustained recycling behavior through the foot-in-the-door technique. Journal of Environmental Systems, 6, 4, 355-368.

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