Behavioral reasoning theory (BRT) perspectives on E-waste recycling and management

Dhir, Amandeep; Koshta, Nitin; Goyal, Raman Kumar; Sakashita, Mototaka; Almotairi, Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124269

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“…Several theories have been proposed, modified, and applied to enhance and understand recycling behavior. Prominent theories include the theory of reasoned action [33,34], behavioral reasoning theory [35], valence theory [36], Unified theory of acceptance and use of the social app (UTAU-SA) [37]. TPB is an extension of the TRA, which was necessitated given the original model's limits in evaluating behaviors in which people have only partial volitional control [38].…”

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What Influences Consumers to Recycle Solid Waste? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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This extant study attempts to present a comprehensive predictive model for solid waste recycling behavior. Solid waste is a major environmental concern globally. Particularly, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), being the larger gulf country in the Middle East is a major contributor to solid waste. Consequently, this study was carried out to identify the motivational factors that consumers consider important for recycling their household waste. We extended the theory of planned behavior (TBP) and utilized actual behavioral variables such as resell, reuse, and donation. A structured questionnaire was carried out with 365 purposively selected respondents in the KSA. Among several other noteworthy findings consistent with previous studies, we found that reselling was the most significant factor of recycling behavior followed by donation. Further, the multi-group analysis (MGA) results reveal significant group differences in gender and age variables; the significance test indicates that the male group has much better pro-environmental behavior than the female group. In terms of age, our results showed that recycling intention and reselling behavior passed a significant test in the elderly group when compared to a younger group. This study has unique contributions and findings leading to practical implications for government authorities, businesses, and non-governmental organizations. The findings will particularly aid in increasing the recycling intention and behavior among household consumers. This research will guide in making laws and policies that can help to embrace the green challenges and boost recycling activities for a sustainable environment.

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What Influences Consumers to Recycle Solid Waste? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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“…Environmental concerns are described as the degree to which consumers are aware of environmental damage (Dhir et al, 2021a). Wastage of food is one of the major sources of environmental pollution (Dhir et al, 2020;Chauhan et al, 2021).…”

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Measurement of consumer awareness of food waste: construct development with a confirmatory factor analysis

Rasool

Cerchione

Salo³

et al. 2021

BFJ

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the role of hunger, environmental, economic, landfill and water shortage concerns as significant dimensions of consumer social awareness marketing in socially responsible plate food consumption.Design/methodology/approachTo carry out their purpose, the authors validate the hypothesized model empirically through data from 1,536 households using structural equation modeling (SEM). In particular, the construct measures of the structural model have been tested by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).FindingsThe outcome the authors came up with is coherent with the hypothesized model, and it proves a positive relationship of the five dimensions identified on consumer awareness. Moreover, the study results show the crucial role of landfill and water shortage concerns in measuring consumer awareness.Practical implicationsThese findings may be of interest to practitioners, academics and policymakers for socially responsible food consumption guidance and training for planning consumer awareness programs. More in detail, this study offers the indication that the dimensions of the social consumer awareness construct are differing from commercial consumer awareness.Originality/valueEven though several previous studies have addressed the concept of consumer awareness concerning product and service purchase decisions, this is one of the first research studies on consumer awareness as a multidimensional construct in social marketing studies domain.

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“…Several studies (see for example [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]) show that the citizen’s behavior towards the disposal of resources depends on different factors such as age, gender and economic level, among others, proving also that there is a notable relationship between social norms and waste-management behaviors.…”

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A Collaborative Application for Assisting the Management of Household Plastic Waste through Smart Bins: A Case of Study in the Philippines

Sidhu

Pons-Buttazzo

Muñoz

et al. 2021

Sensors

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The management and collection of household waste often represents a demanding task for elderly or impaired people. In particular, the increasing generation of plastic waste at home may pose a problem for these groups, as this type of waste accumulates very rapidly and occupies a considerable amount of space. This paper proposes a collaborative infrastructure to monitor household plastic waste. It consists of simple smart bins using a weight scale and a smart application that forecasts the amount of plastic generated for each bin at different time horizons out of the data provided by the smart bins. The application generates optimal routes for the waste-pickers collaborating in the system through a route-planning algorithm. This algorithm takes into account the predicted amount of plastic of each bin and the waste-picker’s location and means of transport. This proposal has been evaluated by means of a simulated scenario in Quezon City, Philippines, where severe problems with plastic waste have been identified. A set of 176 experiments have been performed to collect data that allow representing different user behaviors when generating plastic waste. The results show that our proposal enables waste-pickers to collect more than the 80% of the household plastic-waste bins before they are completely full.

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Behavioral reasoning theory (BRT) perspectives on E-waste recycling and management

Cited by 170 publications

References 64 publications

What Influences Consumers to Recycle Solid Waste? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

What Influences Consumers to Recycle Solid Waste? An Application of the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Measurement of consumer awareness of food waste: construct development with a confirmatory factor analysis

A Collaborative Application for Assisting the Management of Household Plastic Waste through Smart Bins: A Case of Study in the Philippines

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