The impact of local mandatory recycling policy on citizen recycling behavior - A test of an integrated model

Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 206-219

  Chu, Pin Yu ^a   Yeh, Shang Ching ^a   Yang, Shu Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mandatory recycling policy; Recycling; Recycling behavior; Structural equation modeling; Theory of planned behavior; Waste management

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MANDATORY RECYCLING POLICY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

RECYCLING;

EID: 34548218782     PISSN: 10881697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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