Public participation and recycling performance in England: A comparison of tools for behaviour change

R.E. Timlett and I.D. Williams

Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2008, vol. 52, issue 4, 622-634

Abstract: Improving the quality and capture of materials collected for recycling is at the top of the waste agenda for many English local authorities. In recent years, the focus has shifted away from general awareness raising techniques in favour of methods that can bring about behaviour change. This paper reports on three projects each using a different behaviour change based approach, which all aimed to increase participation in the recycling collection scheme and to reduce inclusion of non-targeted materials (“contamination”). The three projects—one doorstepping-based, one incentives-based and one delivering personalised feedback to residents were carried out in Portsmouth between 2005 and 2006 during a period where there were no major changes to the collection infrastructure.

Keywords: Recycling; Participation; Behaviour change; Contamination; Feedback; Incentives; Doorstepping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.08.003

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