At the moment of disposal: how messaging techniques at university public outdoor waste receptacles can improve the solid waste stream

• Published in: International journal of sustainability in higher education Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 1024 - 1038
• Main Authors: Brinton, Amanda, Warner, Laura A., Townsend, Timothy G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 18.05.2023; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Audits (Verification); Behavior; Behavior Change; Campuses; Cognitive Processes; Colleges & universities; Contamination; Experiments; Laboratories; Landfills; Measurement; Recycling; Researchers; Sanitation; Signs; Solid wastes; Universities; Waste containers; Waste disposal; Waste disposal sites; Waste management; Waste streams; Wastes; Florida; Behavior change; Messaging; University; Diversion; Contamination; Solid waste disposal

Purpose This study aims to test how waste disposal behaviors can be changed such as higher recycling diversion and lower contamination rates using signage and messaging techniques at public outdoor waste receptacles on a university campus. Design/methodology/approach The experiment took place at fiv...