Waste

'I'm Not in the Habit of Recycling': The Role of Habitual Behavior in the Disposal of Household Waste

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Knussen, C., & Yule, F. (2008). 'I'm not in the habit of recycling': The role of habitual behavior in the disposal of household waste. Environment and Behavior, 40(5), 683-702.
The role of habit was investigated using two potential measures of habitual recycling behavior: past recycling behavior and perceived lack of habit as a reason for previous failu…

Social Norms: An Underestimated and Underemployed Lever for Managing Climate Change

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Griskevicius,V., Cialdini, R.B., and Goldstein, N.J. (2008). Social Norms: An Underestimated and Underemployed Lever for Managing Climate Change. International Journal for Sustainability Communication, 3, 5-13.
It is widely recognized that communications that make social norms salient can be effective in influencing behavior. What is surprising, given the strength of the evidence, is how…

Importance of Waste Reduction Education during an Economic Downturn

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Unknown Dec 6, 2008 11:46 am
Our local government is considering all options to keep the recycling program operational with the drop in value of the recyclable materials. One option is to cancel waste reduct…

Contaminated Recycling Loads

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Sandy Totter Adams Dec 4, 2008 11:11 am
We have a constant problem with residents putting non-recyclable items into our recycling bins. I'm not talking the wrong number plastic either. At one station last week we pull…

Simple and Effective Tools for Showing Total Cost Ownership

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ashok sharma New Delhi India Nov 19, 2008 9:32 am
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any good visual materials or can provide links to literature that contain visuals of total cost ownership with regards to sustainable purcha…

Bottled Water Ban

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Holly Wilson-smith Oxford Nov 19, 2008 9:32 am
I am working with a citizen's group, interested in exploring how best to minimize bottled water in City limits. I wonder if anyone in the network has educational/marketing strate…

Composting Toilet Denial

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DiannÃ? Aldrich Monona Nov 18, 2008 6:54 am
Hello All, Question and call for help!!! I am in the midst of building an eco-studio in Monona, Wisconsin. Trying to get a city OK to install an NSF (National Sanitation Fo…

Invoking Social Norms:A Social Psychology Perspective on Improving Hotels' Linen-Reuse Programs

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Goldstein, N., Griskevicius, V., Cialdini, R. (2007). Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 48(2), 145-150.
Social psychology theory can be applied to such mundane purposes as encouraging guests to reuse their washroom towels. In contrast to the appeals now in use to persuade guests to …

County Supported Business Recycling

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mtremper Nov 7, 2008 12:53 pm
In the 1990's the Montgomery County, Maryland, county council resolved to recycle 50% of the county's solid waste. To support this effort they developed a Business Recycling Prog…

60 Minutes Covers Global E-Waste Scandal this Sunday

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Anne Peters Boulder Nov 7, 2008 12:50 pm
60 Minutes will be airing a segment on the global toxic trade in e-waste this Sunday. Preview story and video online at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main45…

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