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Plastic Waste Problem and Education for Plastic Waste Management

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Economic development and people’s changing patterns of consumption and production have led to a drastic increase in plastic wastes all over the world. Plastic waste disposal harms the environment and poses threat to human health. Hence, there is great desire to reduce the plastic wastes. To reduce plastic wastes, education is of utmost importance as education can change people’s knowledge, attitude, and behaviors toward plastic waste management. This study examines the effectiveness of three teaching strategies (direct teaching, hands-on teaching, and simulation game-based teaching) on change in knowledge, attitude, and behavior in students toward plastic waste management. The results are discussed in depth in this chapter.

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    The Environmental Protection Department (EPD), the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC), the Education Bureau (EDB) and the Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre (YOT PRRC) formed the Environmental Campaign Committee 2012.

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  1. Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, Hong Kong

    Cheuk-Fai Chow & Wing-Mui Winnie So

  2. Centre for Education in Environmental Sustainability (CEES), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Cheuk-Fai Chow, Wing-Mui Winnie So, Tsz-Yan Cheung & Siu-Kit Dennis Yeung

  3. School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Tsz-Yan Cheung

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Chow, CF., So, WM.W., Cheung, TY., Yeung, SK.D. (2017). Plastic Waste Problem and Education for Plastic Waste Management. In: Kong, S., Wong, T., Yang, M., Chow, C., Tse, K. (eds) Emerging Practices in Scholarship of Learning and Teaching in a Digital Era. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3344-5_8

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