University halls plastics recycling: a blended intervention study
| Autor: | Chi Chiu Cheang, Chi Ho Yeung, Tsz Yan Cheung, Lincoln Fok, Cheuk Fai Stephen Chow, Wing Mui Winnie So |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Plastic recycling
Waste management 020209 energy media_common.quotation_subject Human Factors and Ergonomics 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Intervention studies Education Promotion (rank) Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Quality (business) Plastic waste Business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 19:1038-1052 |
| ISSN: | 1467-6370 |
| Popis: | Purpose The problem of plastic wastes is serious nowadays worldwide, although plastic wastes recycling is already in practice. To promote sustainability in plastic waste recycling, the quality of wastes collected should be maintained well, resulted from a good recycling practice. This paper aims to study a new plastic recycling bin (PRB) and poster interventions on the enhancement of university hall residential students’ proenvironmental knowledge, attitudes and intended behaviours (KAB) and actual recycling behaviours; informative and feedback posters were used as interventions. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a quasi-experimental setting to examine the effects of the new PRB on students’ KAB and actual behaviours in recycling, whereas the quality of the recycled plastic was measured according to the extent of cleanliness (CLE), separation (SEP), compression (COM) and sortedness (SOR). Findings Results showed that significant positive enhancements in KAB only happened with the use of blended interventions, which included promotion through the PRB and posters, suggesting that the use of the PRB and posters was useful in achieving better recycling behaviour. Originality/value Blended intervention study by using new design plastic recycling bin and poster on the effect of students’ proenvironmental and recycling KAB. |
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