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Factors Affecting the County Seat Residents’ Recycling Behavior of WEEE in China
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Author: Jiangwei Liang, Weixian Zhang, Qifeng Xie, Ye Li
Abstract: Based on lots of research in domestic and foreign, considering the recycling behavior characteristic of WEEE, the paper conducted the theory model that investigates the influence factors of County Seat residents to recycle WEEE, then developed and designed the scale, in which 257 valid returned questionnaires were obtained from the sampling survey in 3 County Seats in Hebei Province. Then the data was targeted to factor and regression analysis by means of SPSS17.0, resulting in the conclusion that the environmental cognition, recovery value awareness, neighbor effect, legal norm, perceived behavioral control, and recycling habits have a positive effect on intention, especially the legal norm. Based on the results of empirical research, some suggestions have been recommended for the government and enterprises.
Keywords: County Seat Residents; WEEE; Factors Affecting; Recycling Behavior
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