Exploring Situational Factors and Attitudes Affecting Sustainable Electric Kettle Usage

Engelking, Kimberly Elisabeth; Irie, Kanako; Thorup, Rasmus Velling; Ramanujan, Devarajan

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“…Although Engelking et al. (2019), Bovea et al. (2017), and Hennies and Stamminger (2016) included kettles in their survey along with some other small household EEE, no previous study has specifically focused on the current practices and future perceptions of users regarding the reparability of kettles.…”

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“…Analyzing the countries covered in the surveys and use patterns, it can be seen that information on the use and disposal of kettles is primarily derived from studies conducted in the United Kingdom and Germany (European Commission, 2020b;Gallego-Schmid et al, 2018;Hennies & Stamminger, 2016). Although Engelking et al (2019), Bovea et al (2017), andHennies andStamminger (2016) included kettles in their survey along with some other small household EEE, no previous study has specifically focused on the current practices and future perceptions of users regarding the reparability of kettles.…”

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Consumer practices regarding the purchase, use, willingness to repair, and disposal of small electric and electronic equipment: A Spanish survey on kettles

Sandez,

Ibáñez‐Forés,

Pérez‐Belis

et al. 2023

J of Industrial Ecology

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Repair is one of the main strategies to extend the lifetime of products in the circular economy framework. With the aim of identifying current consumer practices toward the purchase, use, and end of life of electric and electronic equipment (EEE), including willingness to repair, maintenance, and final disposal, a survey is designed and implemented online, taking kettles as an application case. Regarding current strategies for extending the lifespan of these items, a general lack of maintenance and low levels of reparability or reuse have been detected. Disposal patterns show that nearly half of all kettles disposed of were still functioning. Nevertheless, a future willingness to repair these items has been identified, either by users themselves or at repair centers, if the manufacturer provides the means to do so. Finally, the results reveal that when consumers purchase a kettle, the price and then the energy efficiency score are the main priorities affecting their purchasing decisions, taking priority over the reparability score. These results can help in the design of more focused and direct strategies to promote the reparability of small household appliances, encourage the authorities to regulate the new reparability score in a more efficient way, and improve the way that information is transmitted to users/consumers.

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Consumer practices regarding the purchase, use, willingness to repair, and disposal of small electric and electronic equipment: A Spanish survey on kettles

Sandez,

Ibáñez‐Forés,

Pérez‐Belis

et al. 2023

J of Industrial Ecology

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Reducing Waste Outflow to Motivate Water Conservation

Halabieh,

Shu

2023

Journal of Mechanical Design

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A novel intervention to increase water-conserving behavior was developed and tested. Behavior-change interventions range from information-based, where individuals have full control over whether they act on the provided information, to forcing/automation, where individuals have no control over the desired behavior. This study’s intervention was devised to be more forceful than providing information alone, but unlike forcing/automation, still allows individuals to control whether they perform the desired behavior. While resource-conservation strategies tend to target resource intake, the studied intervention examines whether limiting resource waste outflow can also limit resource intake. Specific to water, this study explored whether reducing wastewater outflow, causing accumulation, can reduce water inflow. Data were collected online using simulations of handwashing at a sink, which had different sink-outflow rates. Amazon Mechanical Turk workers completed three randomly ordered handwashing simulations. Study participants (n = 72) significantly reduced simulated consumption of water when it accumulated quickly in the sink (p < 0.001). Participants reduced simulated water consumption, on average by 14% at lower outflow rates, as they decreased inflow rates to prevent sink overflow. In contrast to informational interventions that rely on user motivation, reducing outflow significantly decreased simulated water usage, independent of participant-reported performance of other pro-environmental behaviors. Thus, reducing outflow may be effective regardless of individuals’ motivation to act sustainably. Also discussed is the value of online simulations to test pro-environmental behavior interventions. Finally, limitations and next steps, including in-person testing, are outlined as future work.

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Exploring Situational Factors and Attitudes Affecting Sustainable Electric Kettle Usage

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Consumer practices regarding the purchase, use, willingness to repair, and disposal of small electric and electronic equipment: A Spanish survey on kettles

Consumer practices regarding the purchase, use, willingness to repair, and disposal of small electric and electronic equipment: A Spanish survey on kettles

Reducing Waste Outflow to Motivate Water Conservation

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