NDLI: Monetary Incentives and Recycling: Behavioural and Psychological Reactions to a Performance-Dependent Garbage Fee

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Thøgersen, John
Copyright Year	2003
Abstract	The effects of offering monetary incentives for performing environmentally desirable behaviours are investigated in the context of a pay-by-weight scheme for garbage collection. Effects on different types of recycling and on the motivation behind recycling are investigated in a field setting based on a random sample (n = 1,955) drawn from two groups of three matched municipalities, where households in one group pay a fixed fee for garbage collection and in the other a fee depending on the weight of their garbage. The study shows that the latter group delivers more material to recycling and composts more in the garden. A substantial proportion of the effect is mediated through perceived self-efficacy and personal norms. The results are consistent with the proposition that government regulation communicates norms and responsibilities and therefore can enhance internalized motivation in the form of a moral norm.
Starting Page	197
Ending Page	228
Page Count	32
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01687034
Journal	Journal of Consumer Policy
Volume Number	26
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730700
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2003-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Commercial Law Economic Policy Marketing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Economics and Econometrics Business, Management and Accounting

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Monetary Incentives and Recycling: Behavioural and Psychological Reactions to a Performance-Dependent Garbage Fee