The potential of financial incentives to enhance householders' kerbside recycling behaviour

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1732-1741

  Shaw, P J ^a   Maynard, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; TAXATION;

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; HOUSEHOLD WASTES; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); MONITOR (CO);

RECYCLING;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; INCENTIVE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECYCLING; TAX SYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAVERING; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48049120184     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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