Abstract
The increase in consumerism due to population growth, excessive advertising and the constant encouragement of buying behavior by advertising media and opinion formers comes with side effects for the environment and public health if it is not properly supported by a sustainable selective waste collection process. In this context, the paper aims at determining the impact of different elements on people’s intention to participate in selective waste collection and on their behavior related to the collection process. Based on the literature, a series of variables were considered and a questionnaire was created in order to extract people’s opinions related to the selective waste collection process. As discrepancies in findings might appear due to culture in various countries, the analysis has been conducted with reference to Romania’s case. The waste collection situation in Romania is similar in some ways to other countries in the world, with some differences related to a small recycling rate compared to other countries in the European Union. In this context, it is important to identify the determinants of the consumers’ behavior in selective waste collection and to act based on these findings. Creating better policies that can support the selective waste collection process will have results in increasing the waste collection rate, offering a clear and safer environment to all the citizens.
Highlights
Selective waste collection is part of the municipal waste management processes and it involves the selective storage of recyclable waste from the wet biodegradable waste with the purpose of recycling it
Some of them have been listed directly in the mentioned papers, while for the other we have identified in the questionnaire used by the authors a series of questions which were referring to the presented determinants
As for the tested hypotheses, Rosenthal [35] tested seven hypotheses which state that intention is positively related to procedural information seeking; procedural information seeking positively influences the recycling behavior; procedural information seeking mediates the relationship between recycling intention and recycling behavior; procedural information seeking has a positive impact on recycling-related behavioral control; behavioral control mediates the relationship between information seeking and recycling behavior; higher procedural information seeking increases the positive relation between recycling intention and recycling behavior and behavioral control mediates the moderation effect [35]
Summary
Selective waste collection is part of the municipal waste management processes and it involves the selective storage of recyclable waste (metal, glass, paper and plastic) from the wet biodegradable waste with the purpose of recycling it. Selective waste collection involves the separation of the two fractions by the waste producer, stating that the dry fraction (glass, paper, plastic, metal) must be stored properly It is mandatory for the collected waste to be dry and clean as the storage of wet waste or traces of food scraps can contaminate whole batches of waste and may make their recycling impossible. Batteries, textiles, used cooking oils and light bulbs can be selectively collected. The difference between these latter types and the main types of waste is the collection method as some of the latter can endanger people’s lives, so they require a specific collection infrastructure
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