Reducing Plastic Waste by Visualizing Marine Consequences

IF 5.2 2区 心理学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Environment and Behavior Pub Date : 2021-09-21 DOI:10.1177/00139165221090154
Yu Luo, J. Douglas, S. Pahl, Jiaying Zhao
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Plastic pollution has become a major global conservation challenge. To reduce the generation of plastic waste, we designed and tested several behavioral interventions in a randomized control trial to reduce plastic waste in a high-rise office building. We randomly assigned eight floors in the building to four conditions: (1) simplified recycling signage, (2) signage with a marine animal trapped in plastic debris, (3) signage with a pledge that invited people to be plastic wise to protect ocean life, and (4) control. We found that the signage with the animal reduced plastic waste by 17%, the largest effect among the other conditions. After implementing the signage to the entire building, we found an overall reduction in plastic waste over 6 weeks. The current study demonstrates the effectiveness of visualizing marine consequences of plastic waste and provides a behavioral solution connecting disposal actions and the downstream consequences for plastic waste reduction.
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通过可视化海洋后果减少塑料垃圾
塑料污染已成为全球环境保护面临的重大挑战。为了减少塑料垃圾的产生,我们在一项随机对照试验中设计并测试了几种行为干预措施,以减少高层办公大楼的塑料垃圾。我们将大楼的八层随机分配给四个条件:(1)简化回收标志,(2)海洋动物被困在塑料碎片中的标志,(3)呼吁人们明智地使用塑料来保护海洋生物的标志,以及(4)控制。我们发现,有动物的标牌减少了17%的塑料垃圾,在其他条件下效果最大。在整个建筑中安装了标识后,我们发现在6周内塑料垃圾总体减少了。目前的研究表明,可视化塑料废物对海洋的影响是有效的,并提供了一种行为解决方案,将处理行动与减少塑料废物的下游后果联系起来。
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期刊介绍: Environment & Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal designed to report rigorous experimental and theoretical work focusing on the influence of the physical environment on human behavior at the individual, group, and institutional levels.
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