Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Catherina
dc.contributor.authorGrobler, Lizette
dc.contributor.authorBlaauw, Derick
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-29T07:35:09Z
dc.date.available2022-09-29T07:35:09Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractLittering has been defined as the careless and improper disposal of small amounts of waste that results in unwanted and unnatural elements remaining in the environment. People tend to blame external factors for their own littering. A person seldom refers to themselves as being the litterer but will rather place the blame on insufficient infrastructure, such as lack of bins, or on other persons. When referring to other people, they identify problematic behaviour and personal traits such as ignorance, naivety, need for convenience, laziness and inattentiveness as causes of littering. This study addressed the gap in the literature on the socially constructed perceptions people hold about reasons for littering in the South African context, as subjectively perceived reasons for littering may correspond with actual causes and could point towards options for tackling the littering problem. Five lower socio-economic areas in South Africa – particularly those that experience major infrastructural challenges – were included in the study. Qualitative semistructured interviews were held with 322 residents from the respective areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchenck, C. et al. (2022). Reasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africa. South African Journal of Science ,118, 12445. https:// doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12445en_US
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489
dc.identifier.urihttps:// doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/12445
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectLitteringen_US
dc.subjectInequalityen_US
dc.subjectLand pollutionen_US
dc.subjectSoil contaminationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleReasons for littering: Social constructions from lower income communities in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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