Consumer attitude towards the repair and the second-hand purchase of small household electrical and electronic equipment. A Spanish case study

Pérez-Belis, Victoria; Braulio-Gonzalo, Marta; Paz, Juan Pablo; Bovea, Marı́a D.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.143

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“…Efficient infrastructure is indispensable to the success of recycling campaigns; however, consumers are the most important, dynamic and illusive element of WEEE recycling initiatives (Dwivedy and Mittal, 2013;Gurauskienė, 2008;Sivathanu, 2016). Researchers have tried to understand the barriers and motivations associated with consumer recycling behaviour and the determinants of consumers' disposal of their waste (Abeliotis et al, 2006;Martin et al, 2006;Pérez-Belis et al, 2017). Several prominent issues have been identified across the literature streams, including: consumers' tendency to store obsolete 1 or inoperative WEEE (Abeliotis et al, 2006;Ongondo and Williams, 2011a;Pérez-Belis et al, 2017;Saritha et al, 2015;Speake and Nchawa Yangke, 2015); consumers' willingness to pay for recycling or improved WEEE collection methods (Afroz et al, 2013;La Barbera et al, 2014;Nixon and Saphores, 2007;Song et al, 2016); consumers' willingness to recycle WEEE (Dwivedy and Mittal, 2013;B.…”

Section: Household Weeementioning

confidence: 99%

Treasured trash? A consumer perspective on small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) divestment in Ireland

Casey

Lichrou

Fitzpatrick

2019

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (sWEEE) is a particularly problematic category of electronic waste. A growing body of research indicates that sWEEE tends to be either stockpiled or disposed of improperly (references). However, despite this, little attention has been given to the meanings people ascribe to their electronic and electrical possessions; meanings which continue to apply even when they are disused or broken. The purpose of this study was to generate insight into this area and to identify opportunities for intervention to increase sWEEE recycling. A quasi-ethnographic approach was used to investigate sWEEE disposal behaviour from the perspective of Irish consumers. The rationale for this approach was the need to reconcile the policy perspective on sWEEE with the subjective experiences and interpretations that drive people's behaviour. The findings reveal that from the time electronic and electrical devices enter consumers' lives until their disposal, they exist in fluid in-between states of meaning and have perceived value. Before divestment, sWEEE typically undergoes a four-stage journey: a) once electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is no longer used, it tends to be either consciously stored or abandoned in the home (inactive EEE); b) a trigger prompts consumers to divest of the inactive EEE (critical moment); c) provoked to take action, consumers must decide precisely what to discard and how (transition from EEE to WEEE); d) consumers decide to recycle or not (divestment).The paper concludes by discussing the implications of these findings in terms of encouraging increased sWEEE recycling.

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Section: Household Weeementioning

confidence: 99%

Treasured trash? A consumer perspective on small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) divestment in Ireland

Casey

Lichrou

Fitzpatrick

2019

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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“…In Mexico, it is clear that consumers prefer the most economic and efficient solution, regardless if it is a formal or informal shop. Studies undertaken by Atlason et al [38] and Perez-Belis et al [39] showed that consumers look for formal repair stores based on the type and quality of customer service but often prefer the most economic and efficient solution in terms of repair time and price, regardless of the academic level or working conditions of the people working there.…”

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Circular Economy in the Electronic Products Sector: Material Flow Analysis and Economic Impact of Cellphone E-Waste in Mexico

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The circular economy (CE) model has become highly relevant in recent years, with the electronics industry being one of the sectors that has considered its application. Despite only a limited amount of literature being available on waste electric and electronic equipment (e-waste) in Mexico, the Mexican Government, academic institutions, and electronics industry have coordinated efforts to implement the CE in the country. This study evaluates the current technical and economic situation of cellphone e-waste generated in Mexico by surveying and analyzing the main actors that influence the management of this waste and using a material flow analysis. Extensive fieldwork was conducted in order to quantify the extent of cellphone e-waste processing in both formal and informal channels. The study of printed circuit boards in cellphones shows that the total value of cellphone e-waste materials ranges between $11.277 and $12.444 million USD per year in Mexico. However, a value of only $0.677 million USD is recycled through formal channels. After characterizing the remanufacturing and recycling CE loops, we conclude that the potential for improvement and advancing towards a CE model is significant

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“…Appliance manufacturers can get a better understanding of the actual consumption of appliances by customers and hence improve appliance design and life expectancy and consumption phase of appliance LCA. In relation to this, our study can augment consumer studies to identify habits and practices towards appliance repair and second-hand purchases, such as [45], and help meet targets within the waste policy framework.…”

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confidence: 93%

Appliance electrical consumption modelling at scale using smart meter data

Murray¹,

Stanković²,

Espinoza‐Orias

2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The food industry is one of the world's largest contributors to carbon emissions, due to energy consumption throughout the food life cycle. This paper is focused on the residential consumption phase of the food life cycle assessment (LCA), i.e., energy consumption during home cooking. Specifically, while much effort has been placed on improving appliance energy efficiency, appliance models used in various applications, including the food LCA, are not updated regularly. This

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Consumer attitude towards the repair and the second-hand purchase of small household electrical and electronic equipment. A Spanish case study

Cited by 67 publications

References 48 publications

Treasured trash? A consumer perspective on small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) divestment in Ireland

Treasured trash? A consumer perspective on small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) divestment in Ireland

Circular Economy in the Electronic Products Sector: Material Flow Analysis and Economic Impact of Cellphone E-Waste in Mexico

Appliance electrical consumption modelling at scale using smart meter data

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