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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
10
Issue
2
Date
1/1/1980

Article Facts

Title
Using Behavioral Procedures to Establish an Elementary School Paper Recycling Program
DOI
10.2190/5TL9-EPP9-XKV1-3KJT
Authors
  • Charles D. Hamad
  • Robert Bettinger
  • Donald Cooper
  • George Semb
Pages
149-156
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Using Behavioral Procedures to Establish an Elementary School Paper Recycling Program

Charles D. Hamad
Robert Bettinger
Donald Cooper
George Semb

DOI: 10.2190/5TL9-EPP9-XKV1-3KJT

Abstract

An elementary school recycling program was developed in which students could deliver paper when they arrived at school each day. For a period of eight-months, feedback, goal setting and self-recording conditions were evaluated. The largest quantity of paper was recycled during the goal setting condition and the greatest number of students participated when they recorded their own participation. The impact newspaper recycling had on energy consumption was estimated and the advantage of using the school system as an "agent' for wide scale recycling operations is discussed.

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