Perceived key elements of a successful residential food waste sorting program in urban apartments: stakeholder views

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:134

Article

Xu, D. Y.¹  Lin, Z. Y.¹  Gordon, M. P. R.^1,2  Robinson, N. K. L.^1,2  Harder, M. K.^1,2 

[1] Fudan Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Sustainable Behav Res Grp, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Brighton, Values & Sustainabil Res Grp, Lewes Rd, Brighton BN2 4GJ, E Sussex, England

关键词: Recycling;    Waste sorting;    Waste segregation;    Food waste;    Behaviour change;    Kitchen waste;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.107

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

A large, successful, residential food waste sorting (recycling) program in urban high-density housing was studied to elicit perceptions of the key elements of its success. An embedded mixed-methods approach was used with rigorous quantitative measures of weights and compositions of the waste to confirm the success of the program, combined with in-depth semi-structured interviews of stakeholders to reveal their opinions of the elements key for success. The program produced a 70% food waste capture rate slowly decreasing to 45% over 54 weeks, with <1% contamination. The key elements for success were found to relate to clarification of roles and responsibilities, and the usefulness of a 'broker' (here, an NGO (non-governmental organisation)) to co-develop new boundaries for stakeholder responsibilities. Residents first needed to be convinced of the serious intention of the local government to implement the policy, but then viewed waste sorting as a civic duty. This is different to the moderator of authority' in earlier studies. The use of volunteers to demonstrate and interact on a personal level with residents was seen as a key element. The three month period of volunteer involvement was seen as key to good habit forming. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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