Factors that influence waste seperation behaviour of students living in student housing, Evidence from Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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2018-08-22
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To investigate waste separation behaviour (WSB) of students living in Nijmegen, two different analyses were used. The first tested students’ claimed behaviour and whether this behaviour differs between the two main types of student housing. The second analysis was used to determine whether accessibility of facilities and parental influence are indicators of WSB of students. The first analysis was done by calculating percentages for the different categories. For the second analysis a binary logistic regression was performed. All calculations were done using SPSS.
I found large differences between the two types of housing. The main reason was specified by the students in the survey: the student housing company does not provide bins for separating organic waste. Students living in the private sector were much more likely to separate all of their waste instead of just some types. I also found two factors that significantly influence the WSB of students, which are environmental concern and the accessibility of facilities. This was not exactly as expected, since parental influence was not found to have an impact on behaviour and I had not planned beforehand to test the impact of environmental concern. Both significant factors are heavily supported by other research though, so it is no wonder I found them to be important.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen