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dc.contributor.author | Briguglio, Marie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Delaney, Liam | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wood, Alex | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-15T10:39:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-15T10:39:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Briguglio, M., Delaney, L., & Wood, A. (2016). Voluntary recycling despite financial disincentives. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 59(10), 1751-1774. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/25737 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper assesses the determinants of take-up of a voluntary waste separation scheme, in a scenario where residents sorted, stored and paid for collection of recycling waste even though mixed waste was collected at the kerbside more conveniently, free of charge and without any quantity limits. Uptake of the scheme was positive, persistent and diverse across localities, offering an opportunity to assess the factors determining voluntary participation in the presence of disincentives. We employ a unique panel data set (n = 4,644) from Malta, including data on recyclable waste kilogrammes collected over the first 86 weeks of the scheme’s operation. Drawing on insights from environmental economics and psychology, a model is empirically estimated. Results indicate that uptake is suppressed by the initial constraints households may face and stimulated by collection frequency. Political vote is an important determinant of participation and this interacts with scheme promotion to create diverse uptake rates. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by a Scholarship awarded by the University of Malta to Ms. Marie Briguglio. The University of Malta had no involvement in the study design, nor in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Malta -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Refuse and refuse disposal -- Management -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Environmental policy -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Voluntary recycling despite financial disincentives | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09640568.2015.1086323 | - |
dc.publication.title | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management | en_GB |
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