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Gladun I.V., Egorshin I.N., Li Z.  Separation of municipal solid waste at the source of formation: results of a survey of residents of Daqing city (PRC). Russian journal of resources, conservation and recycling. 2025; 12(1). Available at: https://resources.today/PDF/06NZOR125.pdf (in Russian).

Separation of municipal solid waste at the source of formation: results of a survey of residents of Daqing city (PRC)

Gladun Igor Vladimirovich
Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, Russia
E-mail: 006209@togudv.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8667-3019

Egorshin Ivan Nikolaevich
Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, Russia
E-mail: 009663@togudv.ru

Li Zhunsu
Pacific National University, Khabarovsk, Russia
E-mail: 2015104938@togudv.ru

Abstract. This paper analyzes the interest and awareness, as well as the degree of readiness of residents of a microdistrict in Daqing (China), for selective collection of municipal waste. The socio-ecological study was conducted by collecting primary information through questionnaires. A total of 1,000 people took part in the survey. The survey was conducted in absentia electronically using an online service in social networks and through personal interviews. Men accounted for 68,7 % of respondents, and women — 31,3 %, The results showed that only 29,5 % of the population is concerned about the issue of selective collection of municipal waste. 59 % of respondents currently do not separately collect waste. 48 % expressed readiness to separate waste components for transfer to collection points. 66,1 % of respondents are not ready to collect food waste in households. Separate collection of waste components is better organized in the local area (72,7 %). 52 % of respondents are not interested in financial income from separate waste collection and are not ready to independently hand over secondary resources to collection points. Environmental knowledge about the importance of separate collection of municipal waste and material incentives for transferring secondary resources to collection points positively motivate pro-ecological behavior of citizens. The survey showed a large proportion of citizens of economically active age (more than 50 % of respondents aged 25–40 years), who are ready to actively express their civic position. The high percentage of positive answers allows us to propose that the state authorities of the PRC, local governments of Daqing take additional measures to attract the population to selective waste collection.

Keywords: waste management; selective collection of municipal waste; socio-ecological survey; motivation

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