The relation between education, knowledge and action for better waste management in Poland
| Autor: | Małgorzata Grodzińska-Jurczak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Adult
Male Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Municipal solid waste Adolescent Relation (database) awareness and actions 0211 other engineering and technologies 050109 social psychology 02 engineering and technology rational MSW management Education Social barriers wmr 604–1 Information campaign Age groups Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Waste management Data Collection 05 social sciences 021107 urban & regional planning Middle Aged environmental knowledge Pollution Refuse Disposal Knowledge Action (philosophy) Urban waste Social Conditions Social attitudes Female Poland Business |
| Zdroj: | Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 21:2-18 |
| ISSN: | 1096-3669 0734-242X |
| Popis: | In recent years a significant increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) amount has been noted in Poland, and yet there is no fully efficient system for its treatment. Undertaking projects for rational MSW management requires considering both technical facilities and social barriers (waste reduction, re-use and segregation in households). In Poland, attempts to educate and mobilise society to segregate recyclables have not yet produced satisfactory results. Society’s awareness in this field needs to be raised. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and understanding about MSW management and the relationship between knowledge possessed and actions undertaken for various residential age groups in two Polish provinces. In all groups, 30% of the respondents showed a satisfactory level of knowledge, whilst an equally small number of individuals had undertaken actions for MSW management at home; people with a higher level of knowledge undertook such actions slightly more often. No significant differences between the provinces were found, but residents of town, where waste segregation has been introduced simultaneously with an information campaign, showed a higher level of knowledge. The study points to the need to further educate people about MSW, and to encourage the teaching of pro-environmental attitudes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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