An Unexplored Direction in Solid Waste Reduction: Household Textiles and Clothing Recycling

Stall-Meadows, Celia; Goudeau, Cynthia

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Fast-fashion consumers’ post-purchase behaviours

Joung

2014

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore fast-fashion consumers' post-purchase behaviours and examine relationships among fast-fashion purchase, disposing, hoarding, participation in recycling, and environmental attitudes. Design/methodology/approach -A survey questionnaire was developed and a total of 335 college students completed it in a classroom setting. Of the data collected, 274 students who purchased fast-fashions were used for this study. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data and Pearson correlations were conducted to examine relationships among the variables. Findings -Results of Pearson correlations indicated that fast-fashion purchase was positively related to disposing and hoarding, but negatively related to participation in recycling. Apparel hoarding was positively related to recycling, but no relationships were found between environmental attitudes and any of the following: fast-fashion purchase, disposing, hoarding, or participation in recycling. Practical implications -Fast-fashion suppliers should encourage consumers' participation in recycling and should take responsibility for collecting their post-purchase products. Originality/value -This paper provides important contributions to the literature about fashion retailing/marketing and post-purchase behaviours. Although young fashion-oriented consumers easily purchase and dispose of trendy and cheap fast-fashions, little is known about their post-purchase behaviours. Findings of this study showed that fast-fashion consumers had positive attitudes towards the environment, yet they did not participate in recycling. The finding implies that fast-fashion suppliers need to develop a culture to support sustainability of consumption.

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Fast-fashion consumers’ post-purchase behaviours

Joung

2014

International Journal of Retail &Amp; Distribution Management

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Environmental Management in the Field of Sustainable Development

Švikruhová

Zábojníková

Kapsdorferová

2022

International Scientific Conference „Business and Management“

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The present linear (take-make-waste) model of economy representing as well with textile and clothing indus-try has slight chances of effectively adopting sustainable development principles. In recent decades, clothing produc-tion has significantly changed and has grown into a Fast fashion trend characterized by mass production of clothes, low prices, and their short life cycle. Supporting the sustainability, circularity, and resource efficiency of all materials, processes and general business operations is essential in this sector. The paper deals with the issue of the negative envi-ronmental, social, and economic impacts of the clothing industry on society. To better understand the situation on the market, paper analyses and evaluates consumer behavior in the clothing industry through the results of a questionnaire survey. Draws attention to the negatives of the linear economy model and proposes solutions to mitigate the detrimen-tal effect of the clothing industry on the environment and society through education, stricter legislation, simplification of the certification process, support and promotion of organic production, and by highlighting the necessity to move from linear economy to the circular economy. Mitigating the negative impact of the clothing industry is essential to achieving sustainable living conditions.

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How the E-commerce Reuse Experience Influences Clothing Disposal Behaviors of Consumers

Mori

Mikajiri

Tasaki

2020

Journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Manag

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This study focuses on the consumer experience of e-commerce reuse, a concept which has become popular in recent years. The paper analyzes the influence of the e-commerce reuse experience on clothing disposal behaviors by consumers. The results/analysis of an online survey targeting females aged 15-49 revealed that consumers prefer e-commerce reuse to conventional reuse routes, such as secondhand stores, if they have the opportunity to experience sales using e-commerce reuse. Even if a consumer does not currently use e-commerce reuse modes, wasteful behavior surrounding unnecessary clothing disposal can be prevented. At the same time, reuse behavior using a secondhand store gets promoted if a consumer has taken up e-commerce reuse in the past. These results indicate that through the experience of e-commerce reuse, consumers are learning about this re-use method and better recognize the reusability of clothing they no longer need.

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An Unexplored Direction in Solid Waste Reduction: Household Textiles and Clothing Recycling

Cited by 4 publications

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Fast-fashion consumers’ post-purchase behaviours

Fast-fashion consumers’ post-purchase behaviours

Environmental Management in the Field of Sustainable Development

How the E-commerce Reuse Experience Influences Clothing Disposal Behaviors of Consumers

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