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

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dc.contributor.authorDaou, Alain
dc.contributor.authorKallab, Antoine
dc.contributor.authorMouawad, Leila Rossa
dc.contributor.departmentNature Conservation Center
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-30T12:30:26Z
dc.date.available2024-10-30T12:30:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.descriptionThis 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).en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (page 5)
dc.description.abstractDefined 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.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/24617
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNature Conservation Centeren_US
dc.subject.keywordsWaste management
dc.subject.keywordsSingle-use plastics
dc.subject.keywordsStudents' behavior
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental awareness
dc.subject.lcshPlastics
dc.subject.lcshRefuse and refuse disposal--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcshPlastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcshAmerican University of Beirut--Students
dc.subject.lcshStudents--Attitudes
dc.subject.lcshConsumer behavior--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.subject.lcshConsumer education--Lebanon--Beirut
dc.titleAssessment of AUB Students' Behavior Towards Single-Use Plastics: Findings and Recommendationsen_US
dc.typePolicyen_US

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