Assessing environmental profiles: An analysis of water consumption and waste recycling habits

Marian Garcia-Valiñas, Fernando Arbués and Roberto Balado-Naves

No 2023/02, Efficiency Series Papers from University of Oviedo, Department of Economics, Oviedo Efficiency Group (OEG)

Abstract: Individual pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours are determinant for long-term sustainability. We assessed household profiles in terms of their water consumption and recycling patterns using Latent Class Analysis (LCA). This methodology allows for households to be classified into groups without imposing any ad hoc criteria when classifying them and provides information on the determinants of belonging to each group. We used information from an exclusive database of 1,351 households in the municipality of Gijón, Spain. The database includes the water consumption, self-reported environmental attitudes, and socioeconomic characteristics of the households. The results showed four significant household groups, where smaller families located in urban areas containing at least one homemaker and equipped with water efficient devices are more likely to present the best pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours related to water use and recycling habits. Furthermore, we found that providing better information in terms of water and waste services and the environmental impact of human behaviour is also important to fostering environmentally friendly habits.

Pages: 27
Date: 2023
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