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…

Do we Know What we Need to Know? Objective and Subjective Knowledge Effects on Pro-Ecological Behaviors. Special Issue: Linking Theory to Policy

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Ellen, P. S. Do we know what we need to know? Objective and subjective knowledge effects on pro-ecological behaviors. Special Issue: Linking theory to policy.. Vol. 30. 1994. 43-52.
307 adults were administered a questionnaire to assess the extent to which Ss possessed the subjective and objective knowledge of the information necessary to choose products with…

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

Excuse Me Do You Recycle? Public Participation in Curbside Recycling in the UK.

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In 1990, the UK government set a target for the recycling of 25% of household waste by the year 2000. With this new target, many local authorities began to re-think their recyclin…

Clothes Washer Recycling

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Denise Rue_pastin Durango Oct 13, 2006 18:36 pm
Greetings: I am in the process of developing a high efficiency clothes washer rebate program for a water utility. We do not want to landfill the old units and were wondering if…

The Use of Prompts in Increasing Recycling in Academic University Departments

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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.
In order to increase participation in a university recycling program, a literature review was conducted to uncover effective behavior change tools. Then, prompts were incorporated…

Michigan's Mandatory Deposit Legislation

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The Environment Goes to Market: The Implementation of Economic Incentives for Pollution Control. National Academy of Public Administration, 1994. Pg.138-159.
In 1976, the Mandatory Beverage Container Deposit Law was enacted in Michigan. Legislation was created that required deposit fees for certain recyclable bottles with the goal to r…

Energy and Water Reduction: "Green" Hotels

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Patricia Griffin created "Green" Hotels Association in 1993. The goal of this association is to reduce the amount of energy and water consumed by the lodging industry. GHA provide…

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Cardiovascular Group (CVG)

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The Waste Boards Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) is designed to recognize companies that develop creative and aggressive programs to reduce the amount of landfill waste. To show t…

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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