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Article

Factors Influencing Household Waste Separation Behavior: Cases of Russia and Finland

by
Anna Zaikova
1,*,
Ivan Deviatkin
1,
Jouni Havukainen
1,
Mika Horttanainen
1,
Thomas Fruergaard Astrup
2,
Minna Saunila
3 and
Ari Happonen
4
1
Department of Sustainability Science, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Yliopistonkatu 34, 53851 Lappeenranta, Finland
2
Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 115, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
3
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Mukkulankatu 19, 15210 Lahti, Finland
4
Department of Software Engineering, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, Yliopistonkatu 34, 53851 Lappeenranta, Finland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Recycling 2022, 7(4), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7040052
Submission received: 20 June 2022 / Revised: 24 July 2022 / Accepted: 27 July 2022 / Published: 28 July 2022
(This article belongs to the Topic Solid Waste Management)
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Abstract

This paper investigates the factors influencing the behavior of individuals in source-separation of municipal solid waste in an immature system for collection of recyclable waste (Saint Petersburg, Russia) and a more mature waste system (selected urban areas, Finland). Online questionnaires were applied to collect data from citizens of Saint Petersburg and the Finnish urban population. The data were examined within an extended theory of planned behavior using structural equation modeling for the identification of factors affecting waste source-separation behavior. The findings indicate that the factors differed significantly in the two waste systems. In Russia, the inconvenience of waste collection limited waste source-separation behavior, while intentions of individuals and information availability had an almost equal positive effect. In Finland, waste source-separation behavior was mostly affected by people’s intentions. Based on the findings, recommendations for the development of recycling practices were made for practitioners in Russia and possibly other early-stage systems for the collection of recyclable waste. Limitations of the study pinpointed the possibilities for future research.
Keywords: waste source separation; municipal solid waste; theory of planned behavior; structural equation modeling waste source separation; municipal solid waste; theory of planned behavior; structural equation modeling

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Zaikova, A.; Deviatkin, I.; Havukainen, J.; Horttanainen, M.; Astrup, T.F.; Saunila, M.; Happonen, A. Factors Influencing Household Waste Separation Behavior: Cases of Russia and Finland. Recycling 2022, 7, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7040052

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Zaikova A, Deviatkin I, Havukainen J, Horttanainen M, Astrup TF, Saunila M, Happonen A. Factors Influencing Household Waste Separation Behavior: Cases of Russia and Finland. Recycling. 2022; 7(4):52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7040052

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Zaikova, Anna, Ivan Deviatkin, Jouni Havukainen, Mika Horttanainen, Thomas Fruergaard Astrup, Minna Saunila, and Ari Happonen. 2022. "Factors Influencing Household Waste Separation Behavior: Cases of Russia and Finland" Recycling 7, no. 4: 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7040052

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Zaikova, A., Deviatkin, I., Havukainen, J., Horttanainen, M., Astrup, T. F., Saunila, M., & Happonen, A. (2022). Factors Influencing Household Waste Separation Behavior: Cases of Russia and Finland. Recycling, 7(4), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling7040052

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