This page shares the results of a research collaboration led by BehaviourWorks Australia (BWA) and its partners to explore and better understand how behavioural insights can be used to encourage households, businesses and the whole Australian community to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle waste and improve the livability and sustainability of our cities and regions.
The collaboration leverages the combined missions, reach, resources and expertise of the following BWA Consortium partners: Sustainability Victoria, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic), Environment Protection Authority (Vic), Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment and NSW Environment Protection Authority, with contributions from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment.
Research streams
Three streams of research were conducted between 2019-2021. Follow the links below to learn more about this research stream and access publicly available research outputs.
Waste Collaboration Stream 1 - Kerbside Recycling Contamination
Waste Collaboration Stream 2 - Effectiveness of product labelling schemes
Waste Collaboration Stream 3 - Business barriers to circular economy approaches
Impact stories
How has this collaboration impacted individuals, groups, and communities so far? Check out our 'Impact Stories' page to read more on our real-world contributions, the significance of these outcomes, and testimonials from our industry partners and other participatory stakeholders.
Find out more
You can read about the approach used to identify the research agenda in Chapter 2 of the BehaviourWorks Method book, HERE.
Prefer to hear it? Listen to a 17-minute excerpt (Mp3) from a podcast interview conducted by the Collaborating Centre for Sustainable Consumption's Academy of Change, EU, with Project Founder, Dr. Stefan Kaufman, HERE.
Any questions? Contact our Program Founder, Stefan Kaufman directly here, or email us at behaviourworksaustralia@monash.edu. Please also consider giving feedback at the bottom of this page once you have reviewed the outputs; and if the research made a difference for you or your organisation, please share the story at the bottom of the page.
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Please feel free to visit the program web page if you want to refresh your understanding of the program or access key reports (see below) before proceeding.
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