Start Date
13-12-2021 11:20 AM
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Recycling incentives are tools that have been used by governments throughout the globe for decades in an attempt to reduce waste creation and improve the climate crisis situation. However, contrary to its intentions, recycling incentives have created a “warm-glow effect” about recycling that overpowers the negative feelings associated with wasting in the first place, causing individuals to consume more resources than they might otherwise. In attempting to build off of previous research surrounding the psychology behind recycling behaviors, my research aims to serve as a case study of these behaviors that backs these prior findings. We plan to use data collected through LMU’s Facilities Management team to discern the true impacts of pre and post-recycling removal on waste creation on campus.
Is the Blue Bin Causing Us to be Less Green?: The impact of recycling on our waste behaviors
Recycling incentives are tools that have been used by governments throughout the globe for decades in an attempt to reduce waste creation and improve the climate crisis situation. However, contrary to its intentions, recycling incentives have created a “warm-glow effect” about recycling that overpowers the negative feelings associated with wasting in the first place, causing individuals to consume more resources than they might otherwise. In attempting to build off of previous research surrounding the psychology behind recycling behaviors, my research aims to serve as a case study of these behaviors that backs these prior findings. We plan to use data collected through LMU’s Facilities Management team to discern the true impacts of pre and post-recycling removal on waste creation on campus.
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Mentor: Trevor Zink