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Evaluating increased effort for item disposal to improve recycling at a university
Author(s) -
Fritz Jennifer N.,
Dupuis Danielle L.,
Wu WaiLing,
Neal Ashley E.,
Rettig Lisa A.,
Lastrapes Renée E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.405
Subject(s) - dispose pattern , intervention (counseling) , multiple baseline design , baseline (sea) , psychology , phase (matter) , applied psychology , transport engineering , environmental health , waste management , operations management , engineering , medicine , oceanography , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychiatry , geology
An evaluation of increased response effort to dispose of items was conducted to improve recycling at a university. Signs prompting individuals to recycle and notifying them of the location of trash and recycling receptacles were posted in each phase. During the intervention, trashcans were removed from the classrooms, and one large trashcan was available in the hallway next to the recycling receptacles. Results showed that correct recycling increased, and trash left in classrooms increased initially during the second intervention phase before returning to baseline levels.