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Table 1: Demographic characteristics regarding recycling habits.

Table 1 Demographic characteristics regarding recycling habits.

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Figure 1: Selected criteria to express the sustainability of the examined recycling policies.
Figure 1: Selected criteria to express the sustainability of the examined recycling policies.
Figure 2: Familiarity with recycling infrastructure.
Figure 2: Familiarity with recycling infrastructure.
Figure 3: Use of rewarding recycling centres.
Figure 3: Use of rewarding recycling centres.
Figure 4: Familiarity with composting infrastructure.
Figure 4: Familiarity with composting infrastructure.
Figure 6: Accessibility to composting infrastructure.
Figure 6: Accessibility to composting infrastructure.
Figure 7: Frequency of recycling.
Figure 7: Frequency of recycling.
Figure 8: Reasons for recycling rarely or never.
Figure 8: Reasons for recycling rarely or never.
Figure 9: Motivational schemes for increasing citizens’ participation in the recycling process.
Figure 9: Motivational schemes for increasing citizens’ participation in the recycling process.
Figure 10: Points of view regarding recycling and environmental protection.
Figure 10: Points of view regarding recycling and environmental protection.
Figure 11: Attitude towards unwanted clothes.
Figure 11: Attitude towards unwanted clothes.
Figure 12: Attitude towards unwanted furniture / items.
Figure 12: Attitude towards unwanted furniture / items.
Figure 13: Relation with upcycled items.
Figure 13: Relation with upcycled items.
charge and reward recycling (Parliamentary Commission for the Environment, 2005). Regarding the mentality of the population, as has been observed by Botetzagias I. et al. (2015) “for the Greek context, the intention to recycle is based on an internalised, personal, feeling of moral obligation to ‘do-what-feels-right’ and not on some need to conform with social standards and to avoid social injunctions”. Thus, charging systems for the waste produced might not have the desired results. More specifically, there should be produc charges for packaging, electrical and electronic appliances, furniture, clothes, plastic and glass bottles, metal, plastic and glass containers, soft drinks, etc., to ensure their return. These items upon their return, depending on their type and their condition, will either be repaired, if necessary and reused, or will be recycled. After all, these two systems can work complementarily as the return of a deposit for an electronic device is a combination of product Ry
charge and reward recycling (Parliamentary Commission for the Environment, 2005). Regarding the mentality of the population, as has been observed by Botetzagias I. et al. (2015) “for the Greek context, the intention to recycle is based on an internalised, personal, feeling of moral obligation to ‘do-what-feels-right’ and not on some need to conform with social standards and to avoid social injunctions”. Thus, charging systems for the waste produced might not have the desired results. More specifically, there should be produc charges for packaging, electrical and electronic appliances, furniture, clothes, plastic and glass bottles, metal, plastic and glass containers, soft drinks, etc., to ensure their return. These items upon their return, depending on their type and their condition, will either be repaired, if necessary and reused, or will be recycled. After all, these two systems can work complementarily as the return of a deposit for an electronic device is a combination of product Ry
Table 2: Weighting factors, marking for each criterion, hierarchy and ranking according to MAUT for each examined economic system for recycling. waste that occurred during the linearly consumerist frenzy of the 20" century, still dominates in the 21‘. Circular processes, such as recycling and composting seem very promising solutions to the environmental and _ social problems that huge amounts of disposed waste cause. Through this research, it has been investigated why some households in the county of Attica do not participate in these processes and the policies that should be followed in order to increase participation in circular processes. After all, for implementing a PAYT system “local conditions and attitudes are of critical importance for the outcome, and an effect seen in one town will not necessarily be seen in another” (Dahlén L. & Lagerkvist A., 2010). As a result it is difficult to foretell whether people with a weight-based charge will adjust their lifestyles to produce less waste or discard them outside the usual collection system (illegal dumping of waste, transportation of waste to neighbouring communities, illegal burning of waste, increased amounts of pollutants in recyclable materials) (Dahlén L. & Lagerkvist, A. 2010). Such a system should first be thoroughly examined in pilot projects, prior to decision-making.
Table 2: Weighting factors, marking for each criterion, hierarchy and ranking according to MAUT for each examined economic system for recycling. waste that occurred during the linearly consumerist frenzy of the 20" century, still dominates in the 21‘. Circular processes, such as recycling and composting seem very promising solutions to the environmental and _ social problems that huge amounts of disposed waste cause. Through this research, it has been investigated why some households in the county of Attica do not participate in these processes and the policies that should be followed in order to increase participation in circular processes. After all, for implementing a PAYT system “local conditions and attitudes are of critical importance for the outcome, and an effect seen in one town will not necessarily be seen in another” (Dahlén L. & Lagerkvist A., 2010). As a result it is difficult to foretell whether people with a weight-based charge will adjust their lifestyles to produce less waste or discard them outside the usual collection system (illegal dumping of waste, transportation of waste to neighbouring communities, illegal burning of waste, increased amounts of pollutants in recyclable materials) (Dahlén L. & Lagerkvist, A. 2010). Such a system should first be thoroughly examined in pilot projects, prior to decision-making.
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