How Does NIMBYism Influence Residents’ Behavioral Willingness to Dispose of Waste in Centralized Collection Points?—An Empirical Study of Nanjing, China

Qiwen Chen, Hui Liu, Peng Mao, Junjie Qian, Yongtao Tan, Xiaer Xiahou and Peng Cui ()
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Qiwen Chen: Department of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Hui Liu: Department of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Peng Mao: Department of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Junjie Qian: Department of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Yongtao Tan: School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
Xiaer Xiahou: School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
Peng Cui: Department of Engineering Management, School of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-21

Abstract: Residents’ low behavioral willingness to dispose of waste in Centralized Collection Points (CCPs) seriously hinders the operational efficiency in waste collection of CCPs regarded as NIMBY (‘not in my backyard’) facilities. However, fewer researchers notice NIMBY facilities with low hazards. It has been ignored that the NIMBYism may influence behavioral willingness during the operation period persistently. Meanwhile, there is no consistent conclusions on internal factors of waste behavioral willingness, which deserves further study. Therefore, this study took CCPs as a research object and aimed to investigate how NIMBYism influences residents’ behavioral willingness to dispose of waste in CCPs. The extended theory of planned behavior and structural equation modeling approach involving 550 respondents were adopted to conduct the analysis. The results revealed that attitude (β = 0.295, p < 0.001), government trust (β = 0.479, p < 0.001), and perceived behavioral control (β = 0.222, p < 0.001) have statistical positive impacts on behavioral willingness to dispose of waste in CCPs. Perceived risk (β = ‒0.047, p = 0.022 < 0.05) can influence behavioral willingness negatively. Additionally, government trust (β = 0.726, p < 0.001) exerts a positive impact on attitude. Furthermore, relevant strategies were proposed to enhance residents’ behavioral willingness to dispose of waste in CCPs. This study is expected to inspire the government to formulate policies from the aspects of standards and regulations, resident participation, construction, and publicity. It will provide the government instructive suggestions for the smooth operation of CCPs, and ultimately building a healthy and environment friendly society.

Keywords: centralized collection point; behavioral willingness; NIMBYism; extended theory of planned behavior; structural equation modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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