Practicing the Politics of Inclusion: Citizen Surveys and the Design of Solid Waste Recycling Programs

This study presents a framework for applying and interpreting citizen surveys to formulate community recycling programs. Viewed as a coproduced service, a recycling program's success depends on strong and sustained public support and participation. We find that knowing citizen opinions and atti...

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Published in:American review of public administration 1993-03, Vol.23 (1), p.29-41
Main Authors: Bacot, Hunter, McCabe, Amy S., Fitzgerald, Michael R., Bowen, Terry, Folz, David H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advantages
Age
Attitudes
Citizen participation
Citizens
Community support
Education
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental policy
Home ownership
Households
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Participation
Policy making
Politics
Polls & surveys
Public Administration
PUBLIC OPINION
Public opinion surveys
Public participation
Recycling
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Refuse and refuse disposal
Statistical analysis
Studies
SURVEY DATA AND POLLING DATA
Surveys
Volunteers
Waste Management
WASTE, WASTE DISPOSAL (ALL TYPES, INCLUDING TOXIC)
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Summary:This study presents a framework for applying and interpreting citizen surveys to formulate community recycling programs. Viewed as a coproduced service, a recycling program's success depends on strong and sustained public support and participation. We find that knowing citizen opinions and attitudes toward recycling can help public managers maximize citizen participation in recycling. This analysis supports the value of conducting citizen opinion surveys as part of the recycling program design. Furthermore, such surveys are useful management tools for learning local opinions and attitudes that can be used to improve program design and sustain citizen participation in a community recycling program.
ISSN:0275-0740
1552-3357
DOI:10.1177/027507409302300103