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Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai
As the process of urbanization in China continues to accelerate, the amount of domestic waste generated correspondingly increases and directly affects the living space of residents. This indirectly implies that to reduce the production of municipal solid waste and the need for garbage disposal and r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682113 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116528 |
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author | Tang, Decai Shi, Lei Huang, Xiaojuan Zhao, Ziqian Zhou, Biao Bethel, Brandon J. |
author_facet | Tang, Decai Shi, Lei Huang, Xiaojuan Zhao, Ziqian Zhou, Biao Bethel, Brandon J. |
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description | As the process of urbanization in China continues to accelerate, the amount of domestic waste generated correspondingly increases and directly affects the living space of residents. This indirectly implies that to reduce the production of municipal solid waste and the need for garbage disposal and recycling, household-waste-classification activities by the residents are of great significance. Using Shanghai as a case study, this study investigated the influencing factors on residents’ household waste classification by conducting a survey. Statistical analysis was then adopted, which is specified below. First, this study proposed research hypotheses related to the influencing factors of residents’ domestic-waste-sorting behavior from three levels: government, society and individuals. Second, the study designed a questionnaire from five perspectives: individual characteristic variables, government, society, residents and classification behavior. Then, SPSS software was used to carry out descriptive statistical, reliability and validity assessments using ANOVA, correlation and regression analyses on the sample data obtained from the questionnaire. The results suggested that the research hypotheses were statistically significant: (1) females and residents with higher education were more likely to participate in domestic waste classification; (2) reward and punishment measures had the most significant impact on residents’ waste-classification behavior; and (3) publicity and education, classification standards, classification facilities, the recycling system, subjective norms, environmental knowledge and environmental attitudes all had a positive effect on residents’ household waste classification. Finally, based on the results of the empirical analysis, this paper provides reference suggestions for the further development of domestic waste classification in Shanghai. |
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spelling | pubmed-91807092022-06-10 Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai Tang, Decai Shi, Lei Huang, Xiaojuan Zhao, Ziqian Zhou, Biao Bethel, Brandon J. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article As the process of urbanization in China continues to accelerate, the amount of domestic waste generated correspondingly increases and directly affects the living space of residents. This indirectly implies that to reduce the production of municipal solid waste and the need for garbage disposal and recycling, household-waste-classification activities by the residents are of great significance. Using Shanghai as a case study, this study investigated the influencing factors on residents’ household waste classification by conducting a survey. Statistical analysis was then adopted, which is specified below. First, this study proposed research hypotheses related to the influencing factors of residents’ domestic-waste-sorting behavior from three levels: government, society and individuals. Second, the study designed a questionnaire from five perspectives: individual characteristic variables, government, society, residents and classification behavior. Then, SPSS software was used to carry out descriptive statistical, reliability and validity assessments using ANOVA, correlation and regression analyses on the sample data obtained from the questionnaire. The results suggested that the research hypotheses were statistically significant: (1) females and residents with higher education were more likely to participate in domestic waste classification; (2) reward and punishment measures had the most significant impact on residents’ waste-classification behavior; and (3) publicity and education, classification standards, classification facilities, the recycling system, subjective norms, environmental knowledge and environmental attitudes all had a positive effect on residents’ household waste classification. Finally, based on the results of the empirical analysis, this paper provides reference suggestions for the further development of domestic waste classification in Shanghai. MDPI 2022-05-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9180709/ /pubmed/35682113 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116528 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Tang, Decai Shi, Lei Huang, Xiaojuan Zhao, Ziqian Zhou, Biao Bethel, Brandon J. Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title | Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title_full | Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title_fullStr | Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title_full_unstemmed | Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title_short | Influencing Factors on the Household-Waste-Classification Behavior of Urban Residents: A Case Study in Shanghai |
title_sort | influencing factors on the household-waste-classification behavior of urban residents: a case study in shanghai |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35682113 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116528 |
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