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  • Environmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Waste Management

Background:

  • Low garbage classification rates persist in China despite standardized signage.
  • Cognitive processing of abstract versus concrete waste sorting signs is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cognitive processing of abstract and concrete garbage classification signs.
  • To test a nudging strategy using concrete signs to improve waste sorting behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Two laboratory experiments were conducted using a Go/No Go task to simulate garbage classification.
  • Experiment 1 compared abstract vs. concrete signs; Experiment 2 tested a nudging strategy with optimized concrete signs.

Main Results:

  • Concrete signs led to faster responses than abstract signs, indicating less cognitive load.
  • The nudging strategy with concrete signs required fewer cognitive resources and increased classification efficiency.

Conclusions:

  • Concrete signage enhances waste classification efficiency by reducing cognitive exertion.
  • Nudging strategies incorporating concrete signs can effectively complement existing waste management policies.