What Drives Households’ Payment for Waste Disposal and Recycling Behaviours? Empirical Evidence from South Africa’s General Household Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15505552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abiodun Olusola Omotayo (0000-0002-4423-9983, North-West University, corresponding author), Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso (0000-0001-8460-4060, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B. 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria), Adebola Saidat Daud (Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, P.M.B. 10, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria), Adebayo Ogunniyi (0000-0002-2952-2959, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture), Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju (0000-0002-5619-054X, Agri Food and Biosciences Institute) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 7188-7188 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17197188 |
| PMID | 33019499 |
| OpenAlex | W3089379447 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 58 |
Safeguarding the environment and its citizens' health remains one of the key policy priorities of the governments of many developing and emerging countries. Using the 2017 General Household Survey (GHS) dataset, this study examines the driving factors affecting households' recycling behaviour and payment for waste disposal in South Africa. The methods of data analysis were based on descriptive statistics and a Bivariate Probit regression model. The descriptive statistics results indicate that there are 56.29% male-headed and 43.71% female headed households, with an average age of 49 years. In addition, the study shows that 89.97% of household heads had formal education with a mean monthly income of 11,099.07 ZAR/650.504 USD. The study also revealed that 22% of the households sampled had access to social grants. The results from the Bivariate Probit regression model show that household's income, access to social grants, formal educational attainment and the age of the household were significant ( p < 0.01) driving factors affecting households' recycling behaviour and payment for waste disposal. The study concludes that the households' socio-economic factors affect their recycling behaviour and willingness to pay for waste management in South Africa. Actions targeted at poverty alleviation and environmental sensitization programmes are key for facilitating environmental conservation behaviours of households in South Africa in order to achieve the environmental sustainability Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of the United Nations
Business · Descriptive statistics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Household income · Multivariate probit model · Payment · Poverty · Probit model · Socioeconomics · Sustainability · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Municipal Solid Waste Management · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |