Household Waste
This research aims at explaining householders' behaviours in reducing, reusing and recycling their waste...and if, how, and what could improve those performances.
ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS
We seek to:
Explain the variability in householders' behaviours.
Determine the role of attitudes and attitude change on behavioural change
"to determine who is likely to change behaviours and why?... "ensuring that promotional messages hit the right spot"
FORECASTING AND EVALUATION
We seek to:
Undertake better forward predictions, modelling a wide range of scenarios
“to inform policy and shape good practice"
Develop improved methodologies and protocols for more effective performance evaluation, and diagnostics.
Major research projects include:
- Understanding Recycling Behaviour
- Understanding Recycling Behaviour Part 2
- Model Forecasts of Possible Future Recycling Scenarios
- Recycling Attitudes and Behaviours
- Understanding Home Composting Behaviour
- The Integrated Household Waste Management Model
- Understanding Household Waste Prevention
The research has been carried out through sponsorship and funding from a number of organisations including: The Newspaper Industry Environmental Technology Initiative Sponsors: Bridgewater Paper Co., Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe, StoraEnso, Sun Chemical, Usher-Walker and from ESRC, Defra, Biffaward, and the Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
