Green waste collection and the public's recycling behaviour in the Borough of Wyre, England

It is clear that achieving the statutory targets for recycling will be a considerable challenge for local authorities, who are increasingly involved in schemes to collect and recycle biodegradable municipal waste. However, there has been little published evaluation of the perceived effectiveness and...

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Published in:Resources, conservation and recycling conservation and recycling, 2003-05, Vol.38 (2), p.139-159
Main Authors: Williams, I.D., Kelly, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied psychology
Applied sciences
Biodegradable municipal waste
Biological and medical sciences
Environment. Ecology
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Green waste
Pollution
Postal questionnaire
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Recycling
Social survey
Urban and domestic wastes
Wastes
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Summary:It is clear that achieving the statutory targets for recycling will be a considerable challenge for local authorities, who are increasingly involved in schemes to collect and recycle biodegradable municipal waste. However, there has been little published evaluation of the perceived effectiveness and public attitudes towards such schemes, and this is significantly given that recycling schemes are currently heavily dependent upon the voluntary behaviour of the public. This research has begun the task of evaluating the public's perception of a local authority recycling scheme by performing a social survey (using a postal questionnaire) to provide a snapshot of the public's views of a newly developed Green Waste Collection Scheme in Wyre, England, and other recycling activities. The social survey results demonstrate that the scheme has been very successful in terms of generating participation and public satisfaction with its operation, but that considerably more could still be done to improve the public's involvement and consequently, the Borough's recycling rate. Further research is required to identify more clearly the public's reasons for non-participation in local authority recycling schemes and to identify mechanisms for the maintenance and improvement of participation rates.
ISSN:0921-3449
1879-0658
DOI:10.1016/S0921-3449(02)00106-4