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Social capital and residents’ plastic recycling behaviors in China

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  • Yuanhong Liao
  • Yunfeng Xing

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Plastic waste has become a significant challenge for waste managers currently. Recycling is an important measure to reduce the associated environmental impacts. However, the recycling rate for plastic waste is low. As a notably contextual and collectivist society, China is a major consumer and waste treater of plastics. In this context, social capital may be a vital factor of Chinese plastic recycling behavior (PRB) but without enough attention. This study explores the role and mechanism of social capital on Chinese residents’ PRB based on an extended Theory of Planned Behavior model. Primary data collected from 803 residents in China was used to test the model empirically. The results show that social capital (trust, social norms and social networks) significantly influence PRB. Furthermore, personal norms and attitude are mediators between social capital and PRB. Additionally, perceived behavioral control weaken the effect of social norms on PRB.

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  • Yuanhong Liao & Yunfeng Xing, 2023. "Social capital and residents’ plastic recycling behaviors in China," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(5), pages 955-976, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:66:y:2023:i:5:p:955-976
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.2007062
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    1. Piera Cascioli & Dario D’Ingiullo & Donatella Furia & Iacopo Odoardi & Davide Quaglione, 2024. "Towards Greener Futures: Investigating the Nexus of Social, Human, and Institutional Capital in Sustainable Waste Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Zhang, Yang & Zhang, Kun & Liu, Congyan & Li, Fangshu & Xu, Bing, 2023. "Influence of the perceived neighborhood environment on Paying for domestic waste management services in rural China: Evidence from the Xiangtan Prefecture," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).

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