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<p>The establishment of a waste bank could be a social engineering tool for changing the mindset of students. This waste bank can be managed and made useful via the so-called “3R” concept (reduce, reuse, and recycle), which is the main principle used by waste banks. This study aimed to determine students’ interest in managing waste. The sample comprised three classes of students who are enrolled in natural resource economics courses from the Economics and Business Faculty of the University of Brawijaya. Each class has 31 students. Quantitative multivariate research was performed using a Likert scale. Validity and reliability tests were performed for behavioral control and to manage waste variables. Data analysis was used Multivariate analysis, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity was used for significance of the data. Results show that the behavioral control variable was positively correlated with and was influenced by the intention to manage waste or the interest in managing waste. We suggested that waste bank systems—in which waste can be exchanged for food or other products—could be applied in campus environments and that a waste bank should be established in the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Brawijaya.</p>
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The establishment of a waste bank could be a social engineering tool for changing the mindset of students. This waste bank can be managed and made useful via the so-called “3R” concept (reduce, reuse, and recycle), which is the main principle used by waste banks. This study aimed to determine students’ interest in managing waste. The sample comprised three classes of students who are enrolled in natural resource economics courses from the Economics and Business Faculty of the University of Brawijaya. Each class has 31 students. Quantitative multivariate research was performed using a Likert scale. Validity and reliability tests were performed for behavioral control and to manage waste variables. Data analysis was used Multivariate analysis, and Bartlett’s test of sphericity was used for significance of the data. Results show that the behavioral control variable was positively correlated with and was influenced by the intention to manage waste or the interest in managing waste. We suggested that waste bank systems—in which waste can be exchanged for food or other products—could be applied in campus environments and that a waste bank should be established in the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Brawijaya.

A Waste Bank Based on the 3R Concept: Student Interest in Waste Management at the Department of Economics, University of Brawijaya

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The establishment of a waste bank could be a social engineering tool for changing the mindset of students. This waste bank can be managed and made useful via...

A Waste Bank Based on the 3R Concept: Student Interest in Waste Management at the Department of Economics, University of Brawijaya

Publié en ligne: 09 déc. 2021

Pages: 387 - 394

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2021-0041

Mots clés
3R concept, Interest in managing waste, Social engineering, Waste bank

© 2021 Sri Muljaningsih, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

A Waste Bank Based on the 3R Concept: Student Interest in Waste Management at the Department of Economics, University of Brawijaya

Publié en ligne: 09 déc. 2021

Pages: 387 - 394

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2021-0041

Mots clés3R concept, Interest in managing waste, Social engineering, Waste bank

© 2021 Sri Muljaningsih, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
3R concept, Interest in managing waste, Social engineering, Waste bank