School of Public Economics and Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Waste Manag Res. 2022 Apr;40(4):429-438. doi: 10.1177/0734242X211001413. Epub 2021 Apr 27.
Waste management is a key challenge the world currently faces. Solid waste imports (SWIs) are counteractive to the construction of ecological civilization. The comprehensive prohibition of "foreign waste" (FW) imports (FWIs) is an iconic measure to promote ecological civilization and ecological environment safety. Strengthening the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s supervision of SWI (SSWIs) is an important means of implementing the comprehensive prohibition of FWIs, while existing research has paid little attention to the behaviour of SSWIs. This paper firstly analyses the influential factors of the behaviour of SSWIs based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), and five corresponding research hypotheses are put forward accordingly. Then, it uses 262 micro questionnaires regarding the behaviour of SSWIs in the Port of Waigaoqiao in Shanghai, PRC, and constructs a structural equation model based on the TPB to identify the influential factors and effects of the behaviour of SSWIs. Some interesting findings are observed in this research. Firstly, it indicates that attitude, subjective norms (SNs) and perceived behavioural control (PBC), all indirectly act upon supervision behaviour by influencing supervision intention. Secondly, PBC acts directly on the behaviour of SSWIs, which is consistent with the TPB. Thirdly, the direct effects on supervision intention from strongest to weakest are SNs, attitude, and PBC, respectively. The conclusion provides important policy enlightenment for the supervision optimization of the behaviour of SSWIs. The supervision intention can be motivated from various angles by strengthening the attitude, SNs and PBC of customs supervisors, subsequently strengthening their supervision intention and behaviour.
废物管理是当今世界面临的一个关键挑战。固体废物进口（SWI）与生态文明建设背道而驰。全面禁止“洋垃圾”（FW）进口（FWIs）是推进生态文明和生态环境安全的标志性举措。加强对中华人民共和国（PRC）SWI（SSWIs）的监管是实施全面禁止 FWIs 的重要手段，而现有研究对 SSWIs 的行为关注甚少。本文首先基于计划行为理论（TPB）分析了 SSWIs 行为的影响因素，并据此提出了五个相应的研究假设。然后，利用中国上海外高桥港 262 份关于 SSWIs 行为的微观问卷，基于 TPB 构建结构方程模型，识别 SSWIs 行为的影响因素和效应。研究发现了一些有趣的结果。首先，结果表明态度、主观规范（SNs）和感知行为控制（PBC）都通过影响监管意愿间接作用于监管行为。其次，PBC 直接作用于 SSWIs 的行为，这与 TPB 一致。第三，SNs、态度和 PBC 对监管意愿的直接影响依次减弱。结论为 SSWIs 行为监管优化提供了重要的政策启示。通过加强海关监管人员的态度、SNs 和 PBC，可以从多个角度激发监管意愿，进而加强他们的监管意愿和行为。
