Waste

How do cultures around the world prevent waste?

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Jacquelyn Ottman New York January 27, 2015 09:51 AM
I am looking for more examples of Japanese "Mottainai" and Sweden's Law of Jante that represent cultural traditions that have the effect of encouraging the society to prevent wast…

Organic Food Waste Collection from Multi-Unit Dwellings

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Rose Childe Kiama October 14, 2014 09:48 PM
I am working for a local government in NSW, Australia which has been gradually introducing kerbside collection of food waste as part of its existing green waste collection. We ar…

Branch bundling products for yard waste collection program.

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Laura Purves Salmon Arm September 08, 2014 01:28 PM
We are in the process of instituting a one day yard waste collection in my municipality. We have come across an interesting problem, and I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of…

Research related to Waste Reduction, Recycling, Composting CBSM campaigns

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Adam Cummins Columbus August 27, 2014 09:49 AM
Ohio EPA is in the process of developing a guide (toolkit) for Solid Waste Management Districts to use to implement CBSM campaigns within their jurisdictions. We would like to pro…

ICI (Industrial, Commercial & Institutional) certification, award & social marketing programs

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Kimberly Fisher Calgary July 18, 2014 03:43 PM
Looking to gather information about successes and opportunities for certification programs, awards for waste specific initiatives, and social marketing directly attached to waste…

Carts at fourplexes

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Dave Merredew Calgary June 27, 2014 01:47 PM
Hello, I am looking to develop some best practices / strategies around cart sharing. Currently in Calgary every single famly houshold is provided 3 carts for waste disposal (com…

An Analysis of Intentions to Recycle Household Waste: The Roles of Past Behaviour, Perceived Habit, and Perceived Lack of Facilities

Articles
Knussen, C., Yule, F., MacKenzie, J., & Wells, M. (2004). An analysis of intentions to recycle household waste: The roles of past behaviour, perceived habit, and perceived lack of facilities. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24(2), 237-246. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2003.12.001.
The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was used to guide an analysis of intentions to recycle household waste in a geographical area (Glasgow, Scotland) with relatively poor recycl…

Reducing Printing in an Office

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Tejopala Rawls Melbourne June 23, 2014 02:45 AM
Hello, Does anyone know of any case studies or articles on successful programs for reducing the amount that people print in an office environment? Many thanks, Tejopala Ra…

Research on Barriers to Picking Up Litter

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Tiana Preston Melbourne June 18, 2014 02:32 AM
Dear CBSM Community, I am looking for any studies that identify barriers to picking up litter. I have found many that focus on the act of littering itself, but the behaviour c…

Are there any Insurance Companies Leading the Way?

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Kathleen Langlois Plover May 02, 2014 07:23 PM
Hello all, An Insurance company is speaking with me about expanding their waste material management and tracking procedures within their organization. Does anyone know of any Ins…

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