The preferred bin colour for recycling plastic bottles: evidence from a student's sample Online publication date: Wed, 02-Dec-2015
by Ioanna K. Kalatzi; Anastasios E. Nikellis; Angeliki N. Menegaki; Konstantinos P. Tsagarakis
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal (PIE), Vol. 9, No. 3, 2015
Abstract: This is a web survey on the preferred colours for recycling bins. The aim of this study is to find out which bin colour attracts students more by presenting the highest probability of inducing someone to recycle. For this purpose, the study measures preferences of students (from the different engineering departments of Democritus University of Thrace, Greece) for colours of recycling bins among which they have to choose to recycle a used plastic bottle for water. Results reveal that the yellow coloured bin was the most preferred to recycle the plastic bottle, but also that half of the respondents chose the closest bins from the starting point of the application, thus providing evidence for distance effects. Results are useful for authorities that need to instil and induce recycling sustainable behaviours to citizens. Choosing a bin colour or a bin space positioning or both these factors in a manner that increases recycling behaviours is of interest to policy makers.
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