Using behavioural insights to promote food waste recycling in urban households—Evidence from a longitudinal field experiment

N Linder, T Lindahl, S Borgström - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Promoting pro-environmental behaviour amongst urban dwellers is one of today's greatest
sustainability challenges. The aim of this study is to test whether an information intervention …

Psychological strategies to promote household recycling. A systematic review with meta-analysis of validated field interventions

A Varotto, A Spagnolli - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Recycling urban waste is a priority to preserve natural resources and reduce pollution.
However, the entire recycling process is not possible without the cooperation of citizens …

The incentives may not be the incentive: A field experiment in recycling of residential food waste

C Li, Y Wang, Y Li, Y Huang, MK Harder - Resources, Conservation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recycling of residential food waste is urgently needed in cities worldwide to mitigate issues
of greenhouse gases, pollution, and resource wastage. Poor waste-sorting behaviour of …

Barriers and enablers to food waste recycling: a mixed methods study amongst UK citizens

AL Allison, F Lorencatto, S Michie… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
We aim to identify influences on UK citizens' household food waste recycling as a basis for
designing strategies to increase household food waste collection rates via local services …

Explaining and promoting household food waste-prevention by an environmental psychological based intervention study

K Schmidt - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2016 - Elsevier
Household food waste greatly contributes to global environmental issues, such as climate
change or extensive use of restricted natural resources (water, land etc.). Therefore, an …

[HTML][HTML] Waste minimization by households–A unique informational strategy in the Netherlands

E Van der Werff, L Vrieling, B Van Zuijlen… - Resources, Conservation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Households can minimize residual waste and increase the volume of materials recycled by
improving waste separation and changing purchasing behaviour. Informational strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of food waste reduction behaviour in the household context

S Attiq, MD Habib, P Kaur, MJS Hasni, A Dhir - Food Quality and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on the drivers of household consumer engagement in various food waste reduction
strategies have been limited. We thus address this gap by developing a research model that …

The impact of attitudes and behavioral costs on environmental behavior: A natural experiment on household waste recycling

H Best, T Kneip - Social Science Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have shown the importance of incentives as well as of attitudes in
explaining pro-environmental behavior. Reported attitude effects, however, are generally …

Determining the drivers for householder pro-environmental behaviour: waste minimisation compared to recycling

M Tonglet, PS Phillips, MP Bates - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2004 - Elsevier
New mandatory household recycling targets present a serious challenge to UK Local
Authorities. Public participation in Local Authority schemes is key to increasing household …

A sustainable building promotes pro-environmental behavior: an observational study on food disposal

DWL Wu, A DiGiacomo, A Kingstone - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In order to develop a more sustainable society, the wider public will need to increase
engagement in pro-environmental behaviors. Psychological research on pro-environmental …