http://journal.khalijedental.com.ly/ eISSN:2708-888X Arij Mousa. Khalij J Dent Med Res. 2020;4(2):51-56 51 Original article Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Recycling and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in University of Tripoli Arij Mousa Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Technology, University of Tripoli. Corresponding Author, Email: Ar.mousa@uot.edu.ly ABSTRACT The rapid increase in solid waste is a major environmental problem in Libya. Recycling is argued to be a better solution to the problem. However, there is a broad agreement that there is a gap between the increasing awareness for recycling and recycling behavior among the consumers. The aim of this study is to describe the Environmental behavior toward recycling between 100 students from University of Tripoli. The study was used a structured questionnaire that included 16 items that distributed from March to April in 2019. The findings showed a high percentage (68%) of students answered they did not recycle, at all. The important reason for this result that the 54% from students didn't have any information about recycling and its benefits, where 36% responded that lack of recycling bins in the surrounding decrease the ability to do recycling. The result concluded that absence of motivation of recycling among University of Tripoli students due to lack of information about recycling and deficiency of recycling materials, such as recycling bins. This study recommended that the University of Tripoli should put recycling program in to consideration. In addition, apply recycling program by teaching recycling in environmental academic courses. This has the potential to significantly reduce environmental problems, specifically the problem of solid waste. Keywords: Recycling, Behavior, Waste Management, Practices, Attitudes Citation: Mousa A. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Recycling and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in University of Tripoli. Khalij-Libya J Dent Med Res. 2020;4(2):51–56. https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4012572 Received: 23/08/20; accepted: 07/09/20 Copyright © Khalij-Libya Journal (KJDMR) 2020. Open Access. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo INTRODUCTION Universities are a relevant context for studying as universities have a large number of students and staff, a broad scale of complex activities, and many operational processes. Furthermore, they produce high volumes of waste that have an impact on the environment [1]. The level of formal education and knowledge about recycling were found to be positively associated with recycling behavior [2]. Another study also showed that the environmental knowledge of the students can improve the knowledge of their parents [1]. Researchers have noted that universities and colleges have a moral and ethical obligation to act responsibly toward the environment and are expected to be the leaders for environmental protection [3]. Recycling program can only be successful if people support and actively participate in it. As pointed out by previous study [4], it is necessary to determine the drivers that influence solid waste management specific to each country context [3]. Encouraging and educating individuals about pro-environmental behaviors, like