Rural Residents’ Awareness of Environmental Protection and Waste Classification Behavior in Jiangsu, China: An Empirical Analysis

Aijun Liu, Maurice Osewe, Huixin Wang and Hang Xiong
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Aijun Liu: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
Maurice Osewe: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
Huixin Wang: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
Hang Xiong: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-12

Abstract: Achieving waste classification and environmental protection awareness assists in enhancing the rural ecological environment, improves the quality of the rural residents’ life, and augments the rate of reusing resources within the rural setups. In order to study the factors influencing rural waste classification and environmental protection awareness, we conducted a project among rural residents of Jiangsu, China. We used both the logistic regression model and the ordinary least squares model to achieve the goals of this paper. Similarly, we found that the households’ level of education influenced the rural residents’ decision to classify waste and to protect the environment regarding whether a household consists of a village cadre; the availability of public waste collection facilities; the distance between households and the waste collection points; whether the waste is picked, assorted, and collected locally; and the cost of waste disposal. In light of all these factors, we recommended that the authorities should increase the rural residents’ waste classification and environmental protection awareness. Also, through the local government, the national government should strengthen and sustain rural waste disposal funds. Finally, there should be stringent laws and regulations outlining the role of the rural residents regarding waste classification and environmental protection awareness.

Keywords: waste classification; environmental protection; rural waste; environmental protection awareness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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