Curbside Recycling in the U.S.A.: Convenience and Mandatory Participation

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Everett, J. W. & Peirce, J. (1993). Curbside recycling in the U.S.A.: Convenience and mandatory participation. Waste Management & Research, 11, 49-61.
This research examines the relationship between the success of a residential curbside recycling program (RCRP), measured as material recovery rate (MRR), and two program factors: …

Field Experiments in Litter Control

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Finnie, W. C. (1973). Field experiments in litter control. Environment and Behavior, 5, 2, 123-144.
Conducted field experiments in 3 cities to measure the effects of litter cans on the rate of littering. The measure of litter, a litter count, was based on size and type of litt…

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…

Recycling Program Design, Management, and Participation: A National Survey of Municipal Experience

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Folz, D. H. (1991). Recycling program design, management, and participation: A national survey of municipal experience. Public Administration Review, 51, 3, 222-231.
How can municipalities maximize and sustain citizen participation in solid waste recycling programs? David H. Folz tackled this question through a research project conducted in 1…

Public Participation and Recycling Performance: Explaining Program Success

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Folz, D. H. & Hazlett, J. M. (1991). Public participation and recycling performance: Explaining program success. Public Administration Review, 51, 6, 526-532.
What determines the success of different local recycling programs? Following up on earlier research that focused on the design and management of solid-waste recycling efforts (se…

Consumers Get Tough with Packaging

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

Motivating Desirable Waste Management Behavior: Applications of Behavior Analysis

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Geller, E. S. & Lehman, G. R. (1986). Motivating desirable waste management behavior: Applications of behavior analysis. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 15, 2 & 3, 58-68.

Waste Receptacle Designs as Interventions for Litter Control

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Geller, E. S., Brasted, W. S. & Mann, M. F. (1979). Waste receptacle designs as interventions for litter control. Journal of Environmental Systems, 9, 2, 145-160.
Two experiments in an indoor shopping mall examined relationships between trash-receptacle design and litter-disposal behaviors. For the first study, the trash deposited in six t…

Influences on Attitude-Behavior Relationships: A Natural Experiment with Curbside Recycling

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Guagnano, G. A., Stern, P. C., & Dietz, T. (1995). Influences on attitude-behavior relationships: A natural experiment with curbside recycling. Environment and Behavior, 27, 5, 699-718.
Examined the predictive value of S. H. Schwartz's (1968, 1970, 1977) norm activation model, according to which behavior is influenced by attitudinal and external factors. The exte…

Attribution of Responsibility and Individual and Collective Coping with Environmental Threats

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Hallman, W. K., & Wandersman, A. (1992). Attribution of responsibility and individual and collective coping with environmental threats. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 4, 101-118.
Summarizes many of the sources of stress that often accompany environmental threats, examines both individual and collective (IC) strategies for coping with environmental threat…

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