 Will they recycle? Design and implementation of eco-feedback technology to promote on-the-go recycling in a university environmentEliana Mozo-Reyes, Jenna R. Jambeck, Patricia Reeves and Kyle Johnsen Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2016, vol. 114, issue C, 72-79 Abstract: Recycling rates have plateaued and recycling in public spaces has been targeted as a component that can help increase overall recycling rates. Eco-feedback technology and environmental psychology were combined to study recycling in a semi-public space in multiple social environments. A low-cost, low-energy electronic recycling bin design (WeRecycle bin) uses human-computer interaction and social principles to provide behavior-changing eco-feedback. Using mixed-methods research, we tested the WeRecycle bin in three different experiments by varying social settings and time of exposure, documenting impacts for public recycling. Results show that simple low-energy, low-cost eco-feedback technology resulted in statistically significant increases in recycling activity and can be an important tool in the promotion of recycling activity outside the home. Keywords: Recycling; Solid waste management; Recycle bin; Human-computer interaction (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:recore:v:114:y:2016:i:c:p:72-79 DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.06.024 Access Statistics for this article Resources, Conservation & Recycling is currently edited by Ming Xu More articles in Resources, Conservation & Recycling from Elsevier |
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