ASSESSING RESIDENTS’ INTENTION TOWARDS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE SOURCE SEPARATION: A CASE STUDY OF MALAYSIA
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https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v21i25.1245Keywords:
Intention, Solid Waste Source Separation, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Environment Knowledge, Moral Obligation, Policy Effectiveness, SustainabilityAbstract
This study investigates factors affecting Malaysian residents' municipal solid waste source separation behaviour. An extension of the theory of planned behaviour was applied by including the situational factor and perceived policy effectiveness in the model. A sample of 410 respondents was collected using convenient sampling methods. Data were analysed using the structural equation modelling-partial least-square (SEM-PLS) method on the hypotheses in the study. The findings revealed that attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and perceived policy effectiveness significantly influenced residents’ municipal solid waste source separation intention. On the other hand, situational factors negatively impacted the municipal solid waste separation intention. Results further revealed that moral obligation and environmental knowledge positively influenced attitudes towards solid waste source separation. Thus, it is important for the government to increase Malaysian residents to perform solid waste source separation by providing adequate physical waste separation facilities with effective regulation enforcement.
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