Recycling and Waste Prevention Education, Attitudes and Behaviors

Research, Publications and Presentations by Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.

 

Clarke, M., and Maantay, J.A.  Optimizing Recycling in all of New York City's Neighborhoods: Using GIS to Develop the REAP Index for Improved Recycling Education, Awareness, and Participation.  Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 46 (2) 128-148, February 2006, Elsevier Publishers. 

"Understanding Participation in New York City's Recycling Program", presented at and published in the Proceedings of The Twentieth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA April 3 - 6, 2005 

Optimizing Recycling in All the Neighborhoods of New York City:  The Roles of Demographics, Education, Barriers, and Program Changes, presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA  U.S.A. March 21 – 24, 2004

Recycling in Minority Communities in New York City, presented at National Recycling Coalition Congress, Baltimore, MD, September 16, 2003

Recycling and waste prevention education and incentives panelist, NYC Recycling Roundtable, sponsored by Citywide Recycling  Advisory Board, New York, NY  October 26, 2002.  Conceptual initiator and advisor for Roundtable.

"Advanced Recycling Education Workshop for recycling professionals", presented under the auspices of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Malvern, PA, August 2, 2002.

"Advanced Recycling Education Workshop for recycling professionals", presented under the auspices of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, State College, PA, March 21, 2002.

"Advanced Recycling Education Workshop for recycling professionals", presented under the auspices of the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania, Erie, PA, July 25, 2001.

"Community Coordinators: A novel approach to waste prevention and recycling education in New York City", presented at the Seventeenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, October 21-24, 2001.

Discussion Draft on Waste Prevention Coordinators, May 16, 2001.

"Testing the Effectiveness of Environmental Shopping Campaigns in Changing Consumer Behavior in New York City", presented at the American Association of Geographers' annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April 4-7, 2000.

Testing the Effectiveness of Supermarket-Based Environmental Shopping Campaigns in Changing Consumer Behavior in New York City, Ph.D.dissertation, City University of New York, 1999.

"Multi-Family Recycling Programs: A New York City Case Study", presented at the National Recycling Coalition’s Eighteenth Annual Congress & Exposition, Cincinnati, OH. September 26-29, 1999.

"The Advisory Community's Role and Recommendations to Promote Waste Prevention Policies and Legislation in New York City", presented at the National Recycling Coalition's Seventeenth Annual Congress & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM. September 13-16, 1998

"New York City Environmental Shopping Campaign: Comparison of Results to Similar Studies" presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Vol. I, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 16-19, 1997. 8 pp.

Do Environmental Shopping Educational Campaigns Work?, presented at and published in at the Air & Waste Management Association’s 90th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, June 8-13, 1997, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

"Advancements in Environmental Procurement: Enacting Comprehensive New Legislation in New York City", presented at Northeast Resource Recovery Conference, Burlington, VT, June 2-3, 1997.

"Survey Results From a New York City Environmental Shopping Campaign", presented at National Recycling Coalition 15th Annual Congress & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 17-19, 1996.

"Survey Results From a New York City Environmental Shopping Campaign: Do Attitudes and Behaviors Change?" presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Philadelphia, PA. Nov. 12-15, 1995. 8 pp.

Survey Results of a Store-Based Environmental Shopping Campaign in New York City", presented and published in the Proceedings of the 88th Annual Exhibition and Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association, San Antonio, TX, June 18-23, 1995. 16 pp.

"Implementation and Findings of a New York City Environmental Shopping Campaign," presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Philadelphia, PA. November 13-16, 1994. 8 pp.

"Implementation of Environmental Shopping Educational Campaigns: Preliminary Results of a New York City Case Study", presented and published in Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Air and Waste Management Association, Cincinnati, OH. June 19-24, 1994. 16 pp.

"Consumer Response to Environmental Shopping Campaigns: Design and Preliminary Findings of a New York City Case Study", presented and published in the Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Solid Waste Management and Secondary Materials, Philadelphia, PA, November 14-17, 1993. 8 pp.

"Consumer Response to Environmental Shopping Campaigns: Design of a New York City Case Study", presented and published in Proceedings of the 86th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Air and Waste Management Association, Denver, CO. June 13-18, 1993. 16 pp.