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Assessment of AUB Students' Behavior Towards Single-Use Plastics: Findings and Recommendations

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dc.contributor.author Daou, Alain
dc.contributor.author Kallab, Antoine
dc.contributor.author Mouawad, Leila Rossa
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-30T12:30:26Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-30T12:30:26Z
dc.date.issued 2023-07
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10938/24617
dc.description This brief was prepared by Antoine Kallab and Leila Rossa Mouawad under the supervision of Dr. Alain Daou. It is extracted from a group project submitted in March 2023 as Design and Evaluation of Public Health Programs PBHL303 course at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Needs Assessment report was conceived in the context of a collaboration with the AUB Nature Conservation Center (AUB-NCC).
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (page 5)
dc.description.abstract Defined as “items intended to be used only once before they are thrown away or recycled” (UNEP, 2022), Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) due to their low-cost, versatility, and flexibility are hard to withstand. Major advocates for reducing or banning SUPs have been universities (GreenMetric, 2023). At the American University of Beirut (AUB) efforts have been made to reduce such drastic waste production on campus (AUB, 2021), thus its rank as first in Lebanon for environmental sustainability. However, these approaches are not enough, as AUB’s carbon footprint (divided by total population) has remained static at 1.29 since 2018 (AUB, 2018; AUB, 2021). Thus, the need for this study aiming at evaluating the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of AUB students towards SUPs, identifying barriers and facilitators, and providing recommendations for future interventions.
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Nature Conservation Center
dc.subject.lcsh Plastics
dc.subject.lcsh Refuse and refuse disposal--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcsh Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcsh American University of Beirut--Students
dc.subject.lcsh Students--Attitudes
dc.subject.lcsh Consumer behavior--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcsh Consumer education--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.title Assessment of AUB Students' Behavior Towards Single-Use Plastics: Findings and Recommendations
dc.type Policy
dc.contributor.department Nature Conservation Center
dc.subject.keywords Waste management
dc.subject.keywords Single-use plastics
dc.subject.keywords Students' behavior
dc.subject.keywords Environmental awareness


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