Do not waste “Pickers”: exploring the intention to join waste picker cooperatives

IF 2.7 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI:10.1007/s10163-024-02049-8

Haldun ÇOLAK, Mustafa YİĞİT, Nil BELGİN BOYACI, Yener ŞİŞMAN, Deniz KAĞNICIOĞLU, Celal Hakan KAĞNICIOĞLU

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The objective of this study is to investigate the intention of waste pickers to participate in waste picker cooperatives. According to research, cooperatives improve waste pickers' quality of life. However, it is unclear how waste pickers perceive and interpret what is provided to them and if these advantages affect their attitudes and intentions. We provide a unique theoretical model that explains waste pickers’ intentions to join cooperatives by incorporating the theory of planned behavior. A total of 112 waste pickers, consisting of both Turkish individuals and immigrants, were included in the data collection process. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling, utilizing multi-group analysis by including social exclusion and nationality as moderators. One of the most striking findings is that pickers’ feeling of control over their planned action does not affect their intention to join cooperatives without an attitude. To clarify, waste pickers must initially develop a positive attitude towards perceiving the joining behavior as effortless. Our research also shows that socially excluded people trust and value cooperatives more, regardless of their nationality. This pioneering study on waste pickers’ willingness to join cooperatives and other novel findings will benefit scholars and policymakers.

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不要浪费 "拾荒者"：探索加入拾荒者合作社的意向

本研究旨在调查拾荒者参与拾荒者合作社的意向。研究表明，合作社提高了拾荒者的生活质量。然而，目前还不清楚拾荒者如何看待和解释合作社为他们提供的好处，以及这些好处是否会影响他们的态度和意向。我们结合计划行为理论，提供了一个独特的理论模型来解释拾荒者加入合作社的意愿。在数据收集过程中，共纳入了 112 名拾荒者，其中既有土耳其人，也有移民。数据采用偏最小二乘法结构方程模型进行分析，通过将社会排斥和国籍作为调节因素，利用多组分析法进行分析。其中最引人注目的发现是，拾荒者对其计划行动的控制感并不会影响他们无态度地加入合作社的意愿。这说明，拾荒者最初必须形成一种积极的态度，认为加入合作社的行为不费吹灰之力。我们的研究还表明，被社会排斥的人更信任和重视合作社，无论其国籍如何。这项关于拾荒者加入合作社意愿的开创性研究及其他新发现将使学者和政策制定者受益匪浅。

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Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

16.10%

发文量

205

审稿时长

4.8 months

期刊介绍： The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management has a twofold focus: research in technical, political, and environmental problems of material cycles and waste management; and information that contributes to the development of an interdisciplinary science of material cycles and waste management. Its aim is to develop solutions and prescriptions for material cycles. The journal publishes original articles, reviews, and invited papers from a wide range of disciplines related to material cycles and waste management. The journal is published in cooperation with the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM).