Being in a "Green" Building Elicits "Greener" Recycling, but Not Necessarily "Better" Recycling.
PLoS One
; 11(1): e0145737, 2016.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26731651
ABSTRACT
Previous observational work revealed that transient populations in a sustainable building disposed of waste more accurately when compared to patrons in a non-sustainable building. The current study uses an experimental design to replicate this observed effect and to investigate whether or not the built environment influences motivational factors to impact behavior. We find support that a building designed and built to communicate an atmosphere of sustainability can influence waste disposal behavior. Participants in the sustainable building used the garbage receptacle significantly less and compensated by tending to select the containers and organics receptacle more, which actually resulted in more errors overall. Our findings suggest that building atmospherics can motivate people to recycle more. However, atmospherics alone do not appear to be sufficient to elicit the desired performance outcome.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Élimination des déchets
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Gestion des déchets
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Recyclage
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Ordures ménagères
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
PLoS One
Sujet du journal:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Année:
2016
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Canada