Datum
2024-04-22Schlagwort
330 Wirtschaft 630 Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin Organischer AbfallEntsorgungslogistikAbfallbeseitigungFeldexperimentHessenNordhessenQualitätssteigerungKommunikationMetadata
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European Regional Development Fund FPG990 003/2019
Personal communication as a strategy to improve the quality of household organic waste – Does it work? results from a quasi-experimental study in Northern Hesse, Germany
Zusammenfassung
Household organic waste has great potential for closing nutrient cycles in agriculture. This requires proper waste separation by households. Personal communication at the doorstep potentially improves household waste separation behaviour but it is expensive and findings from existing research are mixed. Based on results of previous studies and from a quasi-experiment with non-equivalent groups design in two German municipalities, this paper argues that efficiency of personal communication depends on its context. It can positively influence behaviour when recycling is voluntary and participation rates are low. However, it has no significant effects if recycling is mandatory. One explanation could be different perceptions of recycling in mandatory and voluntary schemes. In voluntary schemes door stepping can activate the intrinsic motivation of households. In mandatory schemes, all households need to participate irrespective of intrinsic motivation. This research shows that this creates a situation in which a small share of households is responsible for almost all contamination. This can be overcome by considering extrinsic factors that affect recycling behaviour. The paper recommends further research to understand which combination of incentives, sanctions and information is efficient in affecting behaviour change in mandatory recycling schemes.
Zitierform
In: Waste Management Volume 182 (2024-04-22) 132 - 141Förderhinweis
Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALEuropean Regional Development Fund FPG990 003/2019
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title={Personal communication as a strategy to improve the quality of household organic waste – Does it work? results from a quasi-experimental study in Northern Hesse, Germany},
journal={Waste Management},
year={2024}
}
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2024-06-28T11:10:54Z 2024-06-28T11:10:54Z 2024-04-22 doi:10.17170/kobra-2024062810430 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15886 Gefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEAL European Regional Development Fund FPG990 003/2019 eng Namensnennung 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Organic waste Nutrient recycling Waste separation Door stepping Personal communication Field experiment Quasi-experimental study 330 630 Personal communication as a strategy to improve the quality of household organic waste – Does it work? results from a quasi-experimental study in Northern Hesse, Germany Aufsatz Household organic waste has great potential for closing nutrient cycles in agriculture. This requires proper waste separation by households. Personal communication at the doorstep potentially improves household waste separation behaviour but it is expensive and findings from existing research are mixed. Based on results of previous studies and from a quasi-experiment with non-equivalent groups design in two German municipalities, this paper argues that efficiency of personal communication depends on its context. It can positively influence behaviour when recycling is voluntary and participation rates are low. However, it has no significant effects if recycling is mandatory. One explanation could be different perceptions of recycling in mandatory and voluntary schemes. In voluntary schemes door stepping can activate the intrinsic motivation of households. In mandatory schemes, all households need to participate irrespective of intrinsic motivation. This research shows that this creates a situation in which a small share of households is responsible for almost all contamination. This can be overcome by considering extrinsic factors that affect recycling behaviour. The paper recommends further research to understand which combination of incentives, sanctions and information is efficient in affecting behaviour change in mandatory recycling schemes. Mühlenhoff, Stefan Campos Herzig, Christian Zöller, Nikolas Bruns, Christian doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2024.04.019 FPG990 003/2019 Organischer Abfall Entsorgungslogistik Abfallbeseitigung Feldexperiment Hessen Nordhessen Qualitätssteigerung Kommunikation publishedVersion 132 - 141 Waste Management Volume 182
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