Higher Recovery Rates: The Answer's in the Bag

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Sproule, K. A. & Cosulich, J. M. (1988). Higher recovery rates: The answer's in the bag. Resource Recycling, November-December, 20-44.

Wanted: Effective Presentation on Recycling for High School Students

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Donna Peterson Invercargill Sep 21, 2006 6:21 am
Hi everyone I'm looking for an effective presentation on waste minimisation (or specifically recycling) to present to High School Students, ages 11-18 at their school assembl…

Public Attitudes toward Waste Management: A Survey of Residents of the Greater Toronto Area

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Environics Research Group Limited Public attitudes toward waste management a survey of residents of the greater Toronto area. Solid Waste Interim Steering Committee, 1990.

Intrinsic Satisfaction Derived from Office Recycling Behavior: A Case Study in Taiwan

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Lee, Y.-J., de Young, R. (1994). Intrinsic satisfaction derived from office recycling behavior: A case study in Taiwan. Social Indicators Research, 31, 1, 63-76.
Examined the dimensionality of intrinsic satisfaction (INS) and, using a path analysis technique, explored the causal relationships between INS and office recycling behavior (ORB)…

Understanding the Public Response to Solid Waste Mangement Issues: A Comparison of Four Illinois Communities

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Vining, J., Burdge, R. & Robertson, M. (1990). Understanding the public response to solid waste mangement issues: A comparison of four Illinois communities. (pp. 184). Urbana, Illinois: Office of Solid Waste Research.

Increasing Recycling in Office Environments: The Effects of Specific, Informative Cues

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Austin, J., Hatfield, D. B., Grindle, A. C., & Bailey, J. S. (1993). Increasing recycling in office environments: The effects of specific, informative cues. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26, 2, 247-253.
Investigated the effects of prompts on the recycling behavior of approximately 217 faculty, staff, and graduate students in 2 academic departments of a large university. During th…

Can Commitment Change Behavior? A Case Study of Environmental Actions

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Katzev, R. & Wang, T. Can commitment change behavior? A case study of environmental actions. Vol. 9. 1994. 13-26.
Conducted a critical evaluation of both laboratory and field studies that have employed commitment procedures to change behavior. An analysis of the methodological and historical …

Litter Reduction: How Effective is the New York State Bottle Bill?

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Levitt, L., & Leventhal, G. (1986). Litter reduction: How effective is the New York State Bottle Bill?. Environment and Behavior, 18, 4, 467-479.
Examined the effectiveness of the anti-litter New York Bottle Bill by using a multiple-time series design in which 7 observations of the number of returnable and nonreturnable bot…

Consumer/Voter Behavior in the Passage of the Michigan Container Law

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Crosby, L. A., Gill, J. D., & Taylor, J. R. (1981). Consumer/voter behavior in the passage of the Michigan container law. Journal of Marketing, 45, 2, 19-32.
The landslide victory of Michigan's bottle bill by popular vote contradicts previous findings regarding the small size of the ecologically concerned consumer segment. A survey of…

Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling

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Werner, Carol M.; Stoll, Robert; Birch, Paul; White, Paul H. (2002). Clinical Validation and Cognitive Elaboration: Signs That Encourage Sustained Recycling. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 24, 3, 185 – 203.
Three field experiments coupled the clinical psychology concept of validation with Elaboration Likelihood Model-Heuristic-Systematic Model theorizing to increase the influence of …

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