The Recycled Self: Consumers’ Disposal Decisions of Identity-Linked Products

Trudel, Remi; Argo, Jennifer; Meng, Matthew D.

doi:10.1093/jcr/ucw014

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“…First, the current results confirmed the importance of individuals' selfperception about pro-environmental concerns. In the literature it has been found that specific selfidentities -such as self-identity as a recycler (Trudel, Argo, & Meng, 2016) or as "green"…”

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Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour: A multi-behaviour study

Carfora

Caso

Sparks

et al. 2017

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Self-identity is considered as a useful additional predictor in the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).\ud However, previous research generally assessed the impact of pro-environmental self-identity in relation\ud to single behaviours and no studies considered its potential role in moderating the impact of other\ud predictors on behaviour. The present research used a within-persons approach to examine effects across\ud behaviours and a longitudinal design to assess the moderating role of self-identity in the prediction of\ud intentions and behaviours, controlling for past behaviour. Participants (N ¼ 240) completed Time 1\ud questionnaires measuring TPB constructs in relation to five different pro-environmental behaviours. Two\ud weeks later, participants (N ¼ 220) responded to a questionnaire assessing self-reports of these behaviours\ud during the intervening two-week period. Across pro-environmental behaviours the findings\ud showed that pro-environmental self-identity significantly moderated the impact of perceived behavioural\ud control on intentions and the effect of past behaviour on both intentions and behaviour

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Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour: A multi-behaviour study

Carfora

Caso

Sparks

et al. 2017

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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116

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“…We also need to consider beyond the purchase and cogitate on the role of post-purchase behaviour. Recent work highlights that the disposal of products linked with identity (of which luxury is one) will differ from that of those that are not identity-linked (Trudel et al 2016). Those that are linked to identity are much more likely to be recycled than thrown away.…”

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Sustainable Luxury Marketing: A Synthesis and Research Agenda

Athwal

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Carrigan

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Int J Management Reviews

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Sustainability has become a pervasive issue for the luxury sector, gaining traction with brand managers, scholars, policy‐makers, the media, and academia. The purpose of this paper is to examine the state of sustainable luxury research in marketing and consumer behaviour by critically reviewing and synthesizing the growing but fragmented body of scholarly work on sustainable‐luxury marketing. The paper critically assesses where, how and by whom research on sustainable luxury is being conducted, and it identifies gaps for future investigation. The paper reviews research published between 2007 and 2018 within major peer‐reviewed English‐language scholarly publications in business, marketing, ethics, fashion, food and tourism journals. The research is identified using the keywords sustainable luxury, green luxury, eco‐luxury and organic luxury. Three core themes emerge from this review: (1) consumer concerns and practices; (2) organizational concerns and practices; and (3) international and cross‐cultural issues. The review confirms that research on sustainable luxury is significantly underdeveloped. This paper provides the first critical and comprehensive assessment and categorization of the emergent literature streams on sustainable luxury. The authors argue for a broader, deeper and more critical research agenda on the relationship between sustainability and luxury. Potential avenues for future research on sustainable luxury are proposed, with calls for theoretical and cross‐cultural reflections that tackle broader systemic and institutional issues within the field.

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“…Since sorting occurs at the interface between the consumers and the technical waste management system, it has stimulated research in both the social and engineering sciences [28] such as waste management [1,29], sustainable development [30], and packaging design [31,32]. Furthermore, Trudel et al [33] stated that the consumer's decision whether or not to recycle packaging is a complex issue which is affected by a variety of factors (e.g., environmental concern and effort). This multidisciplinary topic requires studies by different disciplines involved with packaging development, such as design, marketing, sustainability, waste management, and policy development [2,[34][35][36].There have been numerous studies on the role of packaging both as a physical container of food and as a means to communicate with consumers.…”

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The Role of Food Packaging Design in Consumer Recycling Behavior—A Literature Review

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Household waste sorting at the source is an essential part of the waste management system in many countries. Correct sorting of this waste, including food packaging waste, is cost-effective, it facilitates the recycling process and enhances the quality of the recycled product. Although there is a growing body of research that studies the effect of different attributes of food packaging on household recycling behavior, the effect of these attributes on the sorting of the food packaging waste is not well known. This contribution reviews work that studies the relationship between attributes of food packaging and consumer sorting behavior. The review highlights the potential of the visual attributes and the quality of packaging as a communication channel for encouraging consumers to sort the food packaging waste. The efficiency of the waste management system and the quality of recycled products can hence be affected by the proper design of food packaging.Sustainability 2019, 11, 4350 2 of 23 waste management scheme, and in particular in sorting at the source, have been discussed in previous studies [1,6,[16][17][18][19][20][21]. For example, the fractions that are obtained when sorting at the source (e.g., glass, plastic, and paper) have a higher quality compared to fractions obtained when sorting at MRFs, and the source separation process is less expensive [1,3,19]. Hence, correct sorting of waste fractions can increase material recycling and contribute to a circular economy.Among the different fractions of HSW, food packaging is of interest due to the increasing amount of this type of waste. Also, food packaging is estimated to be more than one-third of the total global packaging market [22,23]. However, the amount of recycled food packaging waste still is not sufficient. For instance, in 2017 only 56% of the 4.4 million tons of packaging waste that was generated in Australia was recycled [24]. In the United States of America, in 2015 the recycling rate of packaging waste and containers was 53% and over 23% of packaging waste was landfilled [25]. In Sweden, approximately 60% of household mixed waste still contains recyclable packaging waste [3]. On a global scale, this amount of un-recycled food packaging waste, especially plastic packaging, can significantly harm the environment [26,27]. This impact could be reduced by proper waste sorting. Proper sorting of food packing, irrespective of whether it is plastic, paperboard, or metal, allows the material to be recycled instead of being used for energy recovery, landfilling, or dumping. Thus, food packaging waste could be a valuable resource that would have lower environmental impacts if it is sorted according to the type of the material that was used to make the packaging [1,3]. In addition, the positive correlation between increasing urbanization and packaging consumption is expected to continue [26]. This is likely to lead to a greater amount of food packaging waste in the future. It is therefore important to motivate consumers to participate in the waste sorting s...

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The Recycled Self: Consumers’ Disposal Decisions of Identity-Linked Products

Cited by 112 publications

References 75 publications

Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour: A multi-behaviour study

Moderating effects of pro-environmental self-identity on pro-environmental intentions and behaviour: A multi-behaviour study

Sustainable Luxury Marketing: A Synthesis and Research Agenda

The Role of Food Packaging Design in Consumer Recycling Behavior—A Literature Review

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