2021 Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 24-35
Independent waste management can be beneficial for the environment and the community. Community-based waste management (waste bank) is an alternative solution for addressing the increasing volume of waste. The main objective of this study is to determine the best descriptors of intention to recycling behavior among the waste bank community in the city of Semarang, using the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A questionnaire survey was conducted to obtain data from a waste bank community. Valid data were received from 361 respondents from 35 waste bank communities in 11 sub-districts in Semarang. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to analyze the relationship between attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavior control, and effectiveness recognition of waste bank through intention recycling behavior among waste bank communities. The results of the SEM analysis indicate that subjective norms, with a standardized estimate coefficient of 0.622, has the most positive impact and plays a significant role in intention recycling behavior in a waste bank community. Attitude is the second variable that positively affects recycling intention behavior, with a standardized estimate coefficient of 0.087 and a p-value of 0.149, followed by perceived behavior control, with a standardized estimate coefficient of 0.057 and a p-value of 0.217. Effectiveness recognition of waste bank has the least positive impact on recycling intention behavior, with a standardized estimate coefficient of 0.044 and a p-value of 0.583.
