Decreasing the use of Styrofoam

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Kate Corwin Kansas City Nov 30, 2009 9:55 am
I'd like to find out if any communities have had luck in decreasing or even eliminating the use of Styrofoam. In Kansas City we do not have the ability to recycle Styrofoam, and …

Zero Waste: Front page of New York Times

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Maggie Clarke New York Oct 31, 2009 13:49 pm
I don't know if folks noticed the zero waste article on the front page of the New York Times on Tuesday of last week (Oct 20). http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20t…

Extending Planned Environmentalism: Anticipated Guilt and Embarrassment Across Cultures

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Kaiser, F., Schultz, P., Berenguer, J., Corral-Verdugo, V., & Tankha, G. (2008). Extending planned environmentalism: Anticipated guilt and embarrassment across cultures. European Psychologist, 13(4), 288-297.
This paper cross-culturally tests an extended version of the planned behavior theory. Using cross-sectional surveys of 801 university students from four different cultures (high v…

Food and Non-Edible, Compostable Waste in a University Dining Facility

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Sarjahani, A., Serrano, E. L. & Johnson, R. (2009). Food and Non-Edible, Compostable Waste in a University Dining Facility. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, (4)1, 95-102.
National data indicate that 91 billion pounds of food are lost by consumers and food service annually. With growing concerns about the environment, economy, and food production, i…

Fats, Oil & Grease (FOG) Campaign

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Larry Avanthay Burnaby Jun 2, 2009 11:46 am
Interested in any informtaion on any campaigns conducted related to reducing fats, oils and grease discharges to sewer. The focus of our campaign will largley be aimed at the Foo…

Reducing Municipal Solid Waste Generation: Lessons from the Seventies

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Conn, W. D. (1988). Reducing municipal solid waste generation: Lessons from the seventies. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 16, 1, 24-27.

Product Design and Municipal Solid Waste

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Conn, D. W. (1988). Product design and municipal solid waste. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 16, 2, 100-103.

Promoting Source Reduction Behavior: The Role of Motivational Information

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De Young, R., Duncan, A., Frank, J., Gill, N., Rothman, S., Shenot, J., Shotkin, A. & Zweizig, M. (1993). Promoting source reduction behavior: The role of motivational information. Environment and Behavior, 25, 1, 70-85.
Investigated the degree to which source reduction (SR) behavior in households could be enhanced using economic and environmental rationales among 103 grocery shoppers. An educat…

Consumers Get Tough with Packaging

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Erickson, G. (1988). Consumers get tough with packaging. Packaging, June,

A Performance Feedback Intervention to Reduce Waste: Performance Data and Participant Responses

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Eldridge, L., Lemasters, S. & Szypot, B. (1978). A performance feedback intervention to reduce waste: Performance data and participant responses. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 1, 258-267.
A performance feedback system was designed to reduce waste in a production department. The intervention included a new feedback system, a stated goal, and contingent supervisory p…

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