Contextual Influences on Recycling Practices among Melaka Civil Servants: A Path Analysis Approach

The practice of recycling plays an important role in efforts to deal with the problem of solid waste and protect the environment.This study aims to evaluate the level of involvement in recycling practices and the factors that influence it among civil servants.Civil servants are seen as an important group because they not only manage the implementation of public policy but also act as agents of change in society.There are many contextual factors that influence public servants to practice recycling, so path analysis is used to analyze direct and indirect influences on the decomposition model.The purpose of the study is to apply path analysis on the factors that influence recycling practices.This study is non-reactive with a cross-sectional design.This study uses a quantitative approach with a questionnaire method and interviews to collect data from civil servants in the State of Melaka.Path analysis is used to see the causal influence between variables.The results of the path analysis show that various contextual factors such as taking care of the environment, solid waste segregation, recycling campaigns, generating side income, social influence and recycling facilities on recycling practices.The results of the band analysis show four contextual factors that indirectly influence recycling practices (e2=0.352),namely recycling facilities (37.8%), generating side income (18.5%),social influence (61.5%) and solid waste separation (6.2 %).Findings from this study, the Melaka State Government Civil Servant Recycling Practice Model which consists of elements of recycling facilities, generating side income, social influence, solid waste separation and knowledge has been developed.