Abstract
For developing countries, garbage classification has become an important measure to handle the environmental pollution crisis. This empirical study examined urban and rural families’ willingness to sort and deposit garbage at fixed recycling points. We found that urban residents demonstrated a significantly higher willingness to sort and deposit garbage at designated points compared to rural residents. The average number of family meals per month, average monthly household food expenditure, household cleanliness, and household crowding (spaciousness) are significantly related to a family’s willingness to sort garbage. In terms of neighbourhood factors, families living in neighbourhoods with property management are more likely to have a higher willingness to sort garbage. The degree of air pollution in the neighbourhood also has an impact on the family’s willingness to sort garbage. This study proposes that neighbourhood factors have a non-negligible influence on a household’s willingness to sort and put garbage in designated locations. Especially in urban neighbourhoods, the willingness of residents living in commodity housing neighbourhoods to sort and place garbage at designated locations is significantly higher than that of residents living in other neighbourhoods. To improve the implementation effect of the waste sorting policy, we suggest that the configuration of neighbourhood garbage recycling services and facilities should be improved so that people can sort garbage more conveniently.
Highlights
IntroductionThe increase in the volume of household garbage has brought about a series of problems related to environmental pollution, public health crises, land resource occupation, and resource wastage, which have become global challenges [2]
Compared to residents living in rural neighbourhoods, residents living in urban neighbourhoods are more willing to sort household
Compared to residents living in rural neighbourhoods, residents living in urban neighbourhoods are more willing to sort household waste
Summary
The increase in the volume of household garbage has brought about a series of problems related to environmental pollution, public health crises, land resource occupation, and resource wastage, which have become global challenges [2]. Japanese waste management measures include pollution prevention, recycling, and reusing. In the 1990s, Finland set a national goal of garbage source classification and recycling. They found that higher social participation and classification effectiveness could reduce garbage collection costs [4]. Reducing, reusing, and recycling, which are commonly referred to as the 3Rs, are regarded as effective waste management measures [5]. Germany formulated “The New German Closed Cycle Management Activity” to transform waste
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