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<p>Urban waste recycling helps reduce landfill pressure, conserve resources, lower pollution, improve public health, and support livelihoods, issues that are central to circular economy (CE) and the SDGs. Despite rising interest in CE, there remains limited empirical evidence on the roles of drivers like gender, income, education, and infrastructure access in shaping recycling knowledge and behaviour. This study examines how socio-economic drivers shape recycling knowledge and behaviour in Katsina town, Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods design integrating household surveys, key informant interviews, and ward-level spatial analysis, the research examines patterns of engagement across both basic and advanced CE practices. Results show strong participation (above 70%) in low-technology recycling activities - particularly plastic recovery and mechanical sorting - largely sustained by necessity-driven informal livelihoods. Composting is moderately practiced, while more advanced CE techniques like vermicomposting, anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, and gasification remain extremely rare due to limited technical awareness and enabling infrastructure. Income level, educational attainment, group membership, and access to credit and training emerge as strong predictors of CE participation. The informal sector plays a central role in material recovery but receives inadequate institutional support. Weak governance frameworks, insufficient municipal infrastructure, and policy ambiguity collectively hinder expansion of CE practices. These findings underscore the need for context-appropriate policy measures, including targeted awareness programmes, improved recycling infrastructure, and incentive-based mechanisms that formalize and strengthen informal recycling systems. Overall, the study advances understanding of CE adoption in African urban settings and provides actionable insights to guide municipal planning, policy reform, and sustainable urban transformation.</p>

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From Awareness To Practice: Socioeconomic Drivers and Public Engagement in Circular Economy–Based Urban Waste Management

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年2月4日

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  • Sani Abubakar Mashi,
  • Amina Ibrahim Inkani,
  • Abubakar Umar

摘要

Urban waste recycling helps reduce landfill pressure, conserve resources, lower pollution, improve public health, and support livelihoods, issues that are central to circular economy (CE) and the SDGs. Despite rising interest in CE, there remains limited empirical evidence on the roles of drivers like gender, income, education, and infrastructure access in shaping recycling knowledge and behaviour. This study examines how socio-economic drivers shape recycling knowledge and behaviour in Katsina town, Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods design integrating household surveys, key informant interviews, and ward-level spatial analysis, the research examines patterns of engagement across both basic and advanced CE practices. Results show strong participation (above 70%) in low-technology recycling activities - particularly plastic recovery and mechanical sorting - largely sustained by necessity-driven informal livelihoods. Composting is moderately practiced, while more advanced CE techniques like vermicomposting, anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, and gasification remain extremely rare due to limited technical awareness and enabling infrastructure. Income level, educational attainment, group membership, and access to credit and training emerge as strong predictors of CE participation. The informal sector plays a central role in material recovery but receives inadequate institutional support. Weak governance frameworks, insufficient municipal infrastructure, and policy ambiguity collectively hinder expansion of CE practices. These findings underscore the need for context-appropriate policy measures, including targeted awareness programmes, improved recycling infrastructure, and incentive-based mechanisms that formalize and strengthen informal recycling systems. Overall, the study advances understanding of CE adoption in African urban settings and provides actionable insights to guide municipal planning, policy reform, and sustainable urban transformation.