How do people make a decision on bottled or tap water? Preference elicitation with nonparametric bootstrap simulations

Güngör‐Demirci, Gamze; Lee, Juneseok; Mirzaei, Majid; Younos, Tamim M.

doi:10.1111/wej.12181

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“…More generally, having reviewed the research on consumer choice of tap water and bottled water, Güngör‐Demirci, Lee, Mirzaei, and Younos () identify the following explanatory factors to be relevant: water quality, health issues, taste and odor issues, convenience, price, and awareness of environmental issues. A factor that needs to be added to this list is the importance of the industry and its successful attempts to create markets for bottled water (Brei, ; Hawkins, , ; Holt, ).…”

Section: Drinking Water Consumption Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As mentioned above, consumer surveys usually stress two main factors that explain an individual's preference for bottled water: dissatisfaction with the sensory properties of tap water and health-related concerns (Doria, 2006;Güngör-Demirci et al, 2016). Based on a survey of 10,000 households in 10 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Johnstone and Serret (2012) analyzed the degree of satisfaction with water quality.…”

Section: Behavioral Change Through Better (Information On) Quality Of Tap Watermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most studies on the impact of access to tap water are based on nonrepresentative student samples in the United States (Güngör-Demirci et al, 2016). An evident gap concerning the microlevel perspective consists in generating data on the basis of representative samples for European countries.…”

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Making Europe go from bottles to the tap: Political and societal attempts to induce behavioral change

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In several European countries and at the level of the European Union, we can observe political and societal attempts to promote the use of tap water. Most prominently, the European Commission proposed revisions for the Drinking Water Directive, which includes strategies for promoting the consumption of tap water. The strategies comprise the following: improving access to tap water, upgrading quality standards for tap water, and enhancing transparency concerning the benefits of tap water. National initiatives in European countries pursue similar strategies that concentrate on enhancing access to tap water and communicating its economic, environmental, and social benefits. By drawing on existent literature in different disciplines, we assess how promising these strategies are for inducing individuals to drink tap water rather than bottled water. Our overview reveals that our knowledge regarding the quality dimension is very good: numerous studies on European countries have shown that dissatisfaction with the sensory properties and health-related concerns prevent individuals from drinking (more) tap water and opting for bottled water instead. The body of research with a specific focus on Europe is significantly smaller concerning the other two dimensions: access to tap water and the benefits of tap water. Nonetheless, there is indicative and preliminary evidence that improved access to tap water and a better communication of the benefits of tap water could positively affect consumption patterns.

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Section: Behavioral Change Through Better (Information On) Quality Of Tap Watermentioning

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“…However, the location of the Go2Zones may have increased a barrier for the consumer since the consumer needed to travel further to use the Go2Zone than to purchase a bottle of water. If a consumer needs to travel a further distance or spend a longer time to use the Go2Zone compared to buying bottled water, then the consumer is less likely to swap to the desired environmentally-friendly option [42,55]. For the Go2Zone to achieve maximum success, refill stations will ideally require no more effort as buying a bottle of water.…”

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The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter

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Bottled water is one sector of the beverage industry that has recently experienced substantial growth. The littering of plastic water bottles and the carbon emissions produced from bottled water production results in harmful effects on the environment. To reduce the harm of bottled water production and litter, government and non-government organisations have implemented litter abatement and behavioural change strategies targeting bottled water consumption and subsequent loss of bottles to the environment. Our study evaluated the success of one of these strategies, which is a filtered water refill station, implemented along the Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia. We found plastic bottle litter decreased after a water refill station was put into operation. However, given the location of the refill station, we suggest the behavioural change strategy employed did not reach its full potential. We highlight factors that could be employed to achieve maximum benefits when implementing similar behavioural change strategies.

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“…There are several studies and papers in scientific literature on bottled water industry and risk perception of the public about drinking water that ranged from technical aspects to social behavior research (Platikanov et al, 2017;Fragkou and McEvoy, 2016;Gungor-Demirci et al, 2016;Carlucci et al, 2016;Dias and Bernardes, 2016;Ragusa and Crampton, 2016). However, it could be argued that it is still not easy to find clear conclusions on the topic.…”

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Risk Perception and Bottled Drinking Water Consumption in Istanbul City

2017

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Parallel to the increase in public concern about the safety of drinking water globally, the demand for bottled water has increased in almost every country. Although tap water is significantly cheaper than bottled water, consumers concerned about the safety of tap water. They still prefer the bottled water despite several checks implemented in tap water networks. The present paper aims to discuss network water quality in the city of Istanbul, Turkey and to present the findings on a related survey conducted by the authors. The survey was conducted with the participation of 980 individuals living in different districts in Istanbul and the findings were assessed to determine the public perception about tap water quality and bottled water consumption especially after the experienced years of drought and water quality concerns. Findings demonstrated that several individuals never drink tap water and certain individuals do not utilize tap water at all. It was found that only 4% in the surveyed group drink tap water without hesitation. Based on survey findings, the abovementioned group was mainly among the lowest income group in the sample. When purchasing bottled water, several individuals preferred the well-known brands. It was found that the most significant reasons for preferring bottled water were the nice taste of the bottled spring water, which was perceived not to exist in tap water. It was concluded that drinking water treatment facilities and regulations are required to cater the future quality demands. Furthermore, it was determined that adequate inspections and controls on network water are necessary.

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How do people make a decision on bottled or tap water? Preference elicitation with nonparametric bootstrap simulations

Cited by 22 publications

References 19 publications

Making Europe go from bottles to the tap: Political and societal attempts to induce behavioral change

Making Europe go from bottles to the tap: Political and societal attempts to induce behavioral change

The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter

Risk Perception and Bottled Drinking Water Consumption in Istanbul City

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