Enhancing organic waste separation at the source behavior: A case study of the application of motivation mechanisms in communities in Thailand

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-90

  Boonrod, K ^a,b   Towprayoon, S ^a   Bonnet, S ^a   Tripetchkul, S ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b PHETCHABURI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Motivation mechanism; Organic waste; Public participation; Separation at the source

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION; SEPARATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; MANAGEMENT PLANS; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOTIVATION MECHANISM; ORGANIC WASTES; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; METROPOLITAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MOTIVATION; ORGANIC WASTE; ORGANIC WASTE SEPARATION; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EFFICACY; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROGRAM IMPACT; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; THAILAND; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

THAILAND;

EID: 84920481514     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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