TY - JOUR
T1 - Policy Analytics, Household Informedness and the Collection of Household Hazardous Waste
AU - Lim-Wavde, Kustini
AU - Kauffman, Robert J.
AU - Dawson, Gregory S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Proper collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is an important action to support environmental sustainability. We investigate the role of household informedness, the degree to which households have the necessary information to make utility-maximizing decisions, as they relate to participation in HHW collection programs. We find two factors that influence household informedness: the provision of public education about HHW and environmental quality information. We conducted an empirical study on HHW collection in California to obtain statistical evidence on the effect of these factors on the amount of HHW collected. The findings of this policy analytics study improve our understanding of how household informedness influences household decision-making in participating in HHW collection programs. This study is useful in the guidance it offers to devise new information policies to maximize households' participation in HHW collection program.
AB - Proper collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is an important action to support environmental sustainability. We investigate the role of household informedness, the degree to which households have the necessary information to make utility-maximizing decisions, as they relate to participation in HHW collection programs. We find two factors that influence household informedness: the provision of public education about HHW and environmental quality information. We conducted an empirical study on HHW collection in California to obtain statistical evidence on the effect of these factors on the amount of HHW collected. The findings of this policy analytics study improve our understanding of how household informedness influences household decision-making in participating in HHW collection programs. This study is useful in the guidance it offers to devise new information policies to maximize households' participation in HHW collection program.
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U2 - 10.1051/matecconf/20166814003
DO - 10.1051/matecconf/20166814003
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84982180049
SN - 2261-236X
VL - 68
JO - MATEC Web of Conferences
JF - MATEC Web of Conferences
M1 - 14003
T2 - 2016 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, ICIEA 2016
Y2 - 28 April 2016 through 30 April 2016
ER -