Waste

Using Prompts to Encourage Proper Waste Handling

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Julie Cook Kitchener Mar 9, 2026 12:34 pm
Hi all,  The Region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has just begun collecting organics and waste carts with trucks that have mechanical arms. To encourage proper waste handling an…

Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

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Julie Cook Kitchener Sep 1, 2025 12:38 pm
Hi all,   According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at least one-third of food produced globally is wasted. In China, a staggering 349 million tons …

Ocean Legacy & the Habit Loop

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Julie Cook Kitchener Jul 14, 2025 11:52 am
Hi all,    Ocean Legacy is a Canadian-based, international non-profit that is dedicated to ending ocean plastic pollution around the world. One of the ways that they do this is th…

Reducing contamination in composting

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 14, 2025 12:44 pm
Hi all,    How can we reduce contamination in community compost bins? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) sought to tackle this question in its latest webinar on the topi…

Using prompts well

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Julie Cook Kitchener Mar 24, 2025 12:41 pm
Hi all,    It seems to be a constant challenge to remember reusable bags. Many people forget them at home or in their car on the way to the grocery store. If you’re aiming to help…

Flashfood - New Case Study Posted on the Tools of Change Website

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Feb 10, 2025 15:48 pm
According to Second Harvest, almost 60% (35.5 million metric tonnes) of food produced in Canada is wasted annually. Roughly 32% (1.2 million tonnes) is still edible. This app info…

Keeping compostables out of the trash

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Julie Cook Kitchener Nov 11, 2024 13:56 pm
Hi all,    What are the best strategies to keep compostables out of residential trash bins? In 2016, StopWaste, the City of Fremont in California, and Action Research partnered on…

Tricks to Trashcans: Preventing Littering in Orange County, California

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Julie Cook Kitchener Oct 7, 2024 12:42 pm
Hi all,   I’ve got an example for you of a high-quality littering prevention campaign in California. Action Research partnered with the Orange County Stormwater Program (h20c.org)…

Validation, Persuasion and Recycling: Capitalizing on the Social Ecology of Newspaper Use

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Werner, Carol M.; Byerly, Sari; White, Paul H.; Kieffer, Matthew (2004). Validation, Persuasion and Recycling: Capitalizing on the Social Ecology of Newspaper Use. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 26, 2, 183-198.
Two experiments used clinical validation to increase scrutiny of messages posted in public settings. The first experiment used a 2 (validation: no/yes) × 2 (persuasion: none/"it i…

Using Community-Based Social Marketing Techniques to Enhance Environmental Regulation

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Kennedy, A. (2010). Using Community-Based Social Marketing Techniques to Enhance Environmental Regulation. Sustainability, 2(4), 1138-1160
This article explores how environmental regulation may be improved through the use of community-based social marketing techniques. While regulation is an important tool of sustain…

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