Using operant conditioning, identify three ways to improve and/or encourage (shape the behavior) so that the town citizens will choose to recycle.

You have decided to run for public office in your town. The local landfill is close to its capacity and the major issue in this year’s election has to do with trash and recycling.  You feel that the solution is to encourage more recycling among the town’s citizens. Using operant conditioning, identify three ways to improve and/or encourage (shape the behavior) so that the town citizens will choose to recycle.