Reducing Recycling Stream Contamination

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Erin Keith Billings Apr 19, 2016 14:48 pm
It seems that most people these days (at least in WA State), recycle TOO much and end up inadvertently contaminating the recycle stream with things like styrafoam, glass and un-re…

"It costs too much" Objections

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Lauren Minuk Calgary May 27, 2016 15:52 pm
Hi all, I'm going to undertake some research about how to counter when people are convinced that something is too expensive (especially before they know the cost). In my exper…

Oregon hiring Material Recovery Specialist

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john davis oak glen Sep 7, 2016 19:04 pm
Oregon DEQ's Materials Management section has an opening for one (1) Natural Resource Specialist 3 Material Recovery Specialist. The purpose of this position is to develop and im…

Recycle Bowl Behaviour Change Effectiveness Study

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Unknown Dec 1, 2016 16:54 pm
I was looking at Keep America Beautiful's website and discovered that they have a program they've based off of Tools for Change, another CBSM website. They have a program called "…

Shelf Talkers Examples

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Tracy Pagenhardt Airdrie Dec 6, 2016 16:16 pm
I'm interested to hear from other municipalities who have worked with retailers to incorporate shelf talkers in their communications strategy. We are launching a curbside recyclin…

Kerbside bin contamination programs and campaigns done using CBSM

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Unknown Apr 4, 2017 1:39 am
I am looking for any case studies or articles based around campaigns used in towns to reduce contamination into the different kerbside bins. It doesn't matter what stream of was…

Successful Campaigns to Improve Residential Curbside Recycling

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Duncan Gilchrist Lakewood Jul 12, 2017 12:21 pm
Hello, my name is Duncan Gilchrist and I work for the City of Lakewood, CO Sustainability Divison. We are currently doing preliminary research on recycling education campaigns …

Why Recycling Doesn't Work

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Julie Cook Kitchener Oct 29, 2020 17:51 pm
Hi everyone, I've come across a provocative article by the Walrus magazine about how recycling behaviours in Canada are not sufficient to reduce waste. There are structural probl…

Research on when recycle bins promote waste

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Julia Rose Victoria Apr 3, 2021 12:46 pm
https://www.saskwastereduction.ca/recycle/resources/3rs-lifestyle/public-ed/bins-promote-waste

Habits and Disrupting Environmental Ques when Moving House

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Brodie Smith Jul 27, 2021 4:39 am
Hi,  I am looking for information on programs that are focused on people who have recently moved into their property, and using that disruptive time as an opportunity to form new …

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