MultiTenant Office Block Recycling Programmes

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Hugh Tyrrell Cape Town Jan 28, 2010 2:12 am
I am looking for info/best practice/case-studies on multi-tenant recycling programmes in central city office blocks. This is a South African context (Cape Town), so job creation …

Signs that Encourage Internalized Recycling: Clinical Validation, Weak Messages and 'Creative Elaboration'

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Werner, C., White, P., Byerly, S., & Stoll, R. (2009). Signs that encourage internalized recycling: Clinical validation, weak messages and 'creative elaboration.'. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(2), 193-202.
Two experiments examined clinical validation’s ability to increase examination of a persuasive message and increase long-term recycling. In Experiment 1, validating (acknowledging…

Residential Food Waste Composting Report

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Rhodes Yepsen Emmaus Jan 20, 2010 15:09 pm
Considering the wide interest in composting, I thought you'd be interested in a press release that BioCycle magazine is sending out today on residential food waste collection prog…

The Relationship Between Environmental Activism, Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Social Identity

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Dono, J., Webb, J., & Richardson, B. (2009). The relationship between environmental activism, pro-environmental behaviour and social identity. Journal of Environmental Psychology, XX(X) (available online), 1-9.
Research on environmental activism remains poorly integrated and ill-defined and to date, there has been little examination of the relationship of environmental activism, pro-envi…

Composting in Winter

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Willow Lundgren Kansas City Jan 13, 2010 14:12 pm
I am writing an article due Tuesday, January 19 for Greenability magazine, and would like to interview a backyard composting behavioral expert and/or be directed to relevant behav…

It Matters a Hole Lot: Perceptual Affordances of Waste Containers Influence Recycling Compliance

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Duffy, S., & Verges, M. (2009). It matters a hole lot: Perceptual affordances of waste containers influence recycling compliance. Environment and Behavior, 41(5), 741-749.
This article examines whether specialized lids on waste receptacles affect recycling compliance in public settings. Thirty waste receptacles were assigned to a lids-present and li…

Compostable Bags for Green Bin Programs

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Matthew Adams Waterloo Jan 5, 2010 22:55 pm
I am looking for any literature or ideas on promoting the use of compostable bags rather than plastic bags for organic waste collection, especially for a municipal program. Any he…

Barriers to Wood Pellet Stove Usage

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Barbara Fales Concord, NH Jan 5, 2010 14:04 pm
Wood pellet stoves are much less polluting than even certified woodstoves. They can be used with battery backup or generators in case of power failure. Barbara  Fales Educati…

Visibility of Participation in Apartments

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Dec 15, 2009 9:41 am
I am looking for examples of waste reduction programs that have been able to increase the visibility of participation in apartment buildings. Thanks Jay Kassirer Cullbridge M…

Effectiveness of Standard Signs vs. Customs Signs

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K.C. Strang San Diego Dec 9, 2009 16:38 pm
I'm looking for some research which studied whether the use of a standard sign or custom sign is more effective. The signs would be created by a public agency and posted at publi…

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