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3. Waste Policies and Individual Behaviours

verfasst von : Marianna Gilli, Susanna Mancinelli, Francesco Nicolli

Erschienen in: Household Waste Management

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter investigates waste policies that may affect individuals’ behaviour towards waste minimization and recycling. Both market base mechanisms, as unit-based pricing for unsorted waste, and technical policies, as adoption of curbside or drop-off systems are considered. The strength and weakness of each mechanism as drivers of people’s waste-related behaviours are highlighted.

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Fußnoten
1
Following Dahlén et al. (2007) regarding the phrase waste sorting, we intend household activities towards the separate disposal of waste materials.
 
2
An accurate review of existing empirical studies that explore the impacts of unit pricing and curbside recycling policies on household recycling efforts is reported in Jenkins et al. (2003).
 
3
In Italy, there are approximately 8000 municipalities as of 2017.
 
4
‘Drop-off recycling is a recycling program where designated sites are established to collect a range of recyclables and usually recyclers themselves are required to deposit the sorted recyclables in specially marked containers’ (Sidique et al. 2010, p. 163).
 
5
Chapter 3, pp. 41–47.
 
6
See page 73.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Waste Policies and Individual Behaviours
verfasst von
Marianna Gilli
Susanna Mancinelli
Francesco Nicolli
Copyright-Jahr
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97810-9_3

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