Changing Behavior with Normative Feedback Interventions: A Field Experiment on Curbside Recycling

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Schultz, P. W. (1999). Changing behavior with normative feedback interventions: A field experiment on curbside recycling. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 21, 1, 25-36.
Examined the effects of normative feedback on community curbside recycling, and predicted that activation of personal and social norms would lead to an increase in household recyc…

Social Meaning and Social Context of Environmentally-Relevant Behavior: Shopping, Wrapping, and Disposing

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Hormuth, S. E. (1999). Social meaning and social context of environmentally-relevant behavior: Shopping, wrapping, and disposing. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 19, 3, 277-286.
Presents an eco-psychological approach to environmentally-relevant behavior, taking into account the person-environment relationship, its social and physical elements, and the soc…

Twenty Years After Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A New Meta-Analysis of psycho-Social Determinants of Pro-Environmental Behaviour

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Bamberg, S., & Möser, G. (2007). Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(1), 14-25.
The goal of the present paper is a replication as well as an extension of the Hines et al. [(1986/87). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behaviour: A…

Promoting Internalized Motivation for Environmentally Responsible Behavior: A Prospective Study of Environmental Goals

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Osbaldiston, R., & Sheldon, K. (2003). Promoting internalized motivation for environmentally responsible behavior: A prospective study of environmental goals. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23(4), 349-357.
We used a prospective design and structural equation modeling procedures to examine the processes by which people internalize the doing of new environmental behaviors. As predicte…

'I'm not in the habit of recycling': The role of habitual behavior in the disposal of household waste.

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Knussen, C., & Yule, F. (2008). 'I'm not in the habit of recycling': The role of habitual behavior in the disposal of household waste. Environment and Behavior, 40(5), 683-702.
The role of habit was investigated using two potential measures of habitual recycling behavior: past recycling behavior and perceived lack of habit as a reason for previous failur…

Stickers versus Brochures

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Kim Mueller Wangaratta Jun 24, 2010 5:44 am
I'm interested in any research, articles, studies or information on the effectiveness of stickers versus brochures. I'm an education officer for a regional waste management group…

Recycling Research

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Ashley Mathew Petaling Jaya Jun 22, 2010 9:55 am
Greetings everyone I am very motivated about greening the earth and my senior research paper for university is to write about why individuals and groups don't recycle enough. Is…

Webinar: The Recycle More NC campaign

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Kelley Dennings Arlington Jun 22, 2010 6:10 am
Unveiling the Recycle More NC campaign Date: Friday, June 25 Time: 10 a.m.-11 a.m. This new campaign was designed with lots of input from recycling coordinators, environmental…

Building a Toolkit to Motivate Waste Reduction

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Kelley Dennings Arlington May 13, 2010 10:13 am
EPA Social Marketing webinar - Thursday, May 20, 2010, 1:00-2:30pm, Eastern Time The Environmental Protection Agency has announced its 2010 Web academy series. Learn about key is…

Reducing Recyclables being Placed in Plastic Bags

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Jacqueline Wilson Hamilton May 10, 2010 0:58 am
Just wondering if anyone has any case studies of successful campaigns to reduce the amount of recyclables being put in plastic bags (used shopping bags mostly) before being placed…

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