Waste

Cognitive Consequences of Legislating Postpurchase Behavior: Growing up with the Bottle Bill

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Kahle, L. R., & Beatty, S. E. Cognitive consequences of legislating postpurchase behavior: Growing up with the bottle bill. Vol. 17. 1987. 828-843.
Examined the variables of (1) attitudes toward returning bottles, (2) intentions, (3) behaviors, (4) subjective norms, and (5) habits as they function within the cognitive context…

Newspaper Recycling: The Effects of Rewards and Proximity of Containers

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Luyben, P. D., & Bailey, J. S. (1979). Newspaper recycling: The effects of rewards and proximity of containers. Environment and Behavior, 11, 4, 539-557.
Newspaper recycling, if widely practiced, could contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy. Two experiments using multiple baseline designs with reversals were…

Consumer Satisfaction with Michigan's Container Deposit Law: An Ecological Perspective

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Crosby, L. A. & Taylor, J. R. (1982). Consumer satisfaction with Michigan's container deposit law: An ecological perspective. Journal of Marketing, 46, 1, 47-60.
Surveyed 302 Michigan residents over 18 yrs of age regarding their satisfaction with the container law, their likes and dislikes about the recycling system, and the reaction to re…

Reinforcement and Rate of Litter Depositing

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Kohlenberg, R. & Phillips, T. (1973). Reinforcement and rate of litter depositing. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 6, 3, 391-396.
Investigated the effects of reinforcement on the frequency of litter deposits in a single experimental trash receptacle in a high-use, urban zoo. 4 2-wk periods of alternating con…

Compensation for Transformation

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Penny Mcbride jackson Feb 7, 2006 17:44 pm
Our county is attempting to find a way to compensate/incentivise local trash haulers for reducing the amount of waste that is taken to the local landfill. In the past the haulers …

Incentive Savvy

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hickoryheart Jun 22, 2006 14:10 pm
Greetings all, I work as the Waste Reduction and Recycing Education Coordinator in a small (22,500) NE Iowa County. We have a voluntary drop off recycing program and no varia…

Incentive Schemes Don't Necessarily Lead to Increases in Recycling Rates

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Diana Olegre Olympia Sep 12, 2006 9:40 am
I found the story appended below at http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/archive/news.jsp?story=5921 about this UK waste study: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/localauth/enco…

Incentive- Coupon Graphic

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Kelley Dennings Arlington Oct 10, 2006 9:09 am
Hello, I am working with local grocery stores in NC to provide coupons for a free 6-pack of soda as an incentive to recycle. I will give the coupons to local recycling coordina…

Recycling

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Anie Anokuru Lagos Dec 23, 2008 6:40 am
Dear All, I?m currently working on a recycling project and I?m wondering if there is any effective way to encourage recycling than incentives and have an immediate result on…

Incentives vs. Potential Incentives

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Derrick Mains Scottsdale Jan 3, 2008 10:37 am
Just wondering if anyone has experience with "potential incentives" for recycling. So instead of a $5 incentive for dropping off your used oil, has anyone used a promotion with a …

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