Enhancing engagement with community sector organisations working in sustainable waste management A case study

Enhancing engagement with community sector organisations working in sustainable waste management : A case study

© The Author(s) 2015.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 33(2015), 3 vom: 04. März, Seite 284-90
1. Verfasser: Dururu, John (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Anderson, Craig, Bates, Margaret, Montasser, Waleed, Tudor, Terry
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Journal Article Meta-Analysis Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England Third sector organisations resource efficiency sustainability sustainable waste management
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© The Author(s) 2015.
Voluntary and community sector organisations are increasingly being viewed as key agents of change in the shifts towards the concepts of resource efficiency and circular economy, at the community level. Using a meta-analysis and questionnaire surveys across three towns in the East Midlands of England, namely Northampton, Milton Keynes and Luton, this study aimed to understand public engagement with these organisations. The findings suggest that these organisations play a significant and wide-spread role, not only with regard to sustainable environmental management, but also a social role in community development and regeneration. The surveys indicated that there were generally high levels of awareness of the organisations and strong engagement with them. Clothes were the items most donated. Key reasons for engagement included the financial value offered and the perception that it helped the environment. However, potential limitations in future public engagement were also determined and recommendations for addressing these suggested
Beschreibung:Date Completed 27.01.2016
Date Revised 25.11.2016
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-3669
DOI:10.1177/0734242X14567504