Exploring the Effect of Family Life and Neighbourhood on the Willingness of Household Waste Sorting
| Autor: | Liyuan Zhao, Hongsheng Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment rural garbage disposal Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS urban garbage disposal Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Environmental sciences garbage sorting willingness family life neighbourhood GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 13; Issue 24; Pages: 13653 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 13653, p 13653 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su132413653 |
| Popis: | For developing countries, garbage classification has become an important measure to handle the environmental pollution crisis. This empirical study examined urban and rural families’ willingness to sort and deposit garbage at fixed recycling points. We found that urban residents demonstrated a significantly higher willingness to sort and deposit garbage at designated points compared to rural residents. The average number of family meals per month, average monthly household food expenditure, household cleanliness, and household crowding (spaciousness) are significantly related to a family’s willingness to sort garbage. In terms of neighbourhood factors, families living in neighbourhoods with property management are more likely to have a higher willingness to sort garbage. The degree of air pollution in the neighbourhood also has an impact on the family’s willingness to sort garbage. This study proposes that neighbourhood factors have a non-negligible influence on a household’s willingness to sort and put garbage in designated locations. Especially in urban neighbourhoods, the willingness of residents living in commodity housing neighbourhoods to sort and place garbage at designated locations is significantly higher than that of residents living in other neighbourhoods. To improve the implementation effect of the waste sorting policy, we suggest that the configuration of neighbourhood garbage recycling services and facilities should be improved so that people can sort garbage more conveniently. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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