Chinese Residents' Willingness Changes toward Garbage Classification in the Past Two Decades: Influencing Factor Analysis

Abstract

Nowadays, in the process of industrialization and urbanization in China, the urban environmental problems caused by garbage delivery have become increasingly prominent in society. Therefore, citizens' willingness to garbage sorting has a great impact on urban environmental problems. The paper reviews the changing course of citizens' willingness to perform garbage sorting. The paper concludes with three key factors that influence citizens' intentions regarding garbage classification. Moreover, the paper also gives some suggestions for further implementation of relevant laws and regulations of the society. At present, the publicity and education level of garbage sorting, the quality of garbage sorting facilities, and the maturity of relevant laws and regulations all have a great impact on citizens' willingness to garbage classification. The paper shows that in the past two decades, with the promotion of garbage classification knowledge, the improvement of citizens' understanding of garbage sorting, the optimization of relevant facilities, and the perfection of relevant laws and regulations, citizens' willingness to conduct garbage classification has increased significantly. This research helps people to have a more comprehensive understanding of the influencing factors of citizens' willingness toward garbage sorting to effectively improve citizens' awareness of garbage classification and alleviate environmental problems caused by household garbage in society.