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Rural Residents’ Awareness of Environmental Protection and Waste Classification Behavior in Jiangsu, China: An Empirical Analysis

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College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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China Center for Food Security Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(23), 8928; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238928
Received: 4 November 2020 / Revised: 26 November 2020 / Accepted: 27 November 2020 / Published: 1 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Science and Engineering)
Achieving waste classification and environmental protection awareness assists in enhancing the rural ecological environment, improves the quality of the rural residents’ life, and augments the rate of reusing resources within the rural setups. In order to study the factors influencing rural waste classification and environmental protection awareness, we conducted a project among rural residents of Jiangsu, China. We used both the logistic regression model and the ordinary least squares model to achieve the goals of this paper. Similarly, we found that the households’ level of education influenced the rural residents’ decision to classify waste and to protect the environment regarding whether a household consists of a village cadre; the availability of public waste collection facilities; the distance between households and the waste collection points; whether the waste is picked, assorted, and collected locally; and the cost of waste disposal. In light of all these factors, we recommended that the authorities should increase the rural residents’ waste classification and environmental protection awareness. Also, through the local government, the national government should strengthen and sustain rural waste disposal funds. Finally, there should be stringent laws and regulations outlining the role of the rural residents regarding waste classification and environmental protection awareness. View Full-Text
Keywords: waste classification; environmental protection; rural waste; environmental protection awareness waste classification; environmental protection; rural waste; environmental protection awareness
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Liu, A.; Osewe, M.; Wang, H.; Xiong, H. Rural Residents’ Awareness of Environmental Protection and Waste Classification Behavior in Jiangsu, China: An Empirical Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238928

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Liu A, Osewe M, Wang H, Xiong H. Rural Residents’ Awareness of Environmental Protection and Waste Classification Behavior in Jiangsu, China: An Empirical Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(23):8928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238928

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Liu, Aijun, Maurice Osewe, Huixin Wang, and Hang Xiong. 2020. "Rural Residents’ Awareness of Environmental Protection and Waste Classification Behavior in Jiangsu, China: An Empirical Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23: 8928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238928

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