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- Title
Development of a Community-Driven Waste Reduction Education and Action Program.
- Authors
Chenier, Keith A.; Englebretson, Elizabeth; James-Barry, Jessi A.; Rigsby, Amanda N.; Rodolfich, Alyssa E.; McQueen, Evelyn P.; Sparks, Eric L.
- Abstract
Mismanaged and excessive waste has adverse effects on natural environments, economies, and human health. To address these waste issues, the Sustainability with Awareness and Prevention Solutions Program was developed and implemented in communities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast (USA) with the aim to provide the knowledge and actions needed to reduce or eliminate mismanaged and excessive waste. The program uses four educational modules focused on (1) microplastics in the watershed, (2) food waste, (3) single-use plastics, and (4) involvement in community prevention and removal programs. The program curriculum was written to meet education standards in Mississippi for 5th grade gifted, 6–8th grades, and 9–12th grades, and can be easily adapted to other states' curriculums. The program provides material incentives to participants so knowledge learned can immediately be translated to behavior change. The program is continually being developed to find the best methods to implement behavior change at multiple scales.
- Subjects
MISSISSIPPI; WASTE minimization; SINGLE-use plastics; GIFTED children; INCENTIVE (Psychology); FOOD waste; EDUCATIONAL standards; FOOD industrial waste
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p4823
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su16114823