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Waste disposal and households’ heterogeneity. Identifying factors shaping attitudes towards source-separated recycling in Bogotá, Colombia

J. Padilla, Alcides, Trujillo, Juan C.·2018·Waste Management
DOI 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.052
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Solid waste management in many cities of developing countries is not environmentally sustainable. People traditionally dispose of their solid waste in unsuitable urban areas like sidewalks and satellite dumpsites. This situation nowadays has become a serious public health problem in big Latin American conurbations. Among these densely-populated urban spaces, the Colombia's capital and main city stands out as a special case. In this study, we aim to identify the factors that shape the attitudes towards source-separated recycling among households in Bogotá. Using data from the Colombian Department of Statistics and Bogotá's multi-purpose survey, we estimated a multivariate Probit model. In general, our results show that the higher the household's socioeconomic class, the greater its effort for separating solid wastes. Likewise, our findings also allowed us to characterize household profiles regarding solid waste separation and considering each socioeconomic class. Among these profiles, we found that at lower socioeconomic classes, the attitudes towards solid waste separation are influenced by the use of Internet, the membership to an environmentalist organization, the level of education of the head of household and the homeownership. Hence, increasing the education levels within the poorest segment of the population, promoting affordable housing policies and facilitating Internet access for the vulnerable population could reinforce households' attitudes towards a greater source-separated recycling effort.

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Metadata

Authors
J. Padilla, A., & Trujillo, J. C.
Affiliations
University of York (GB)
ORCID
Trujillo, Juan C.
Venue
Waste Management
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-04
Volume
74
Pages
16-33
ISSN
0956-053X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.052
OpenAlex
W2774891874
Cited by
92
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Waste Management (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes
Keywords
household attitudes, solid waste management, socioeconomic class, household heterogeneity, Bogotá, environmental behavior, homeownership, internet access, affordable housing policy, urban waste disposal
MeSH terms
Attitude, Cities, Colombia, Public Opinion, Refuse Disposal, Socioeconomic Factors, Recycling

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